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Genesis 48:13-19

13AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookH3947themboth,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669inhisrightבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225handH3225towardIsrael'slefthandH3225,andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519inhislefthandH3225towardIsrael'srightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225handH3225,andbrought[them]neartohim.

14ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhisrightיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,andlaid[it]onEphraim'sheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218—nowhewastheyoungerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810—andhislefthandH3027onManasseh'sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218; guidinghishandsH3027intelligently,forManassehH4519wasthefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

15AndheblessedH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,andsaidH559,TheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforewhommyfathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327walkedהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980,theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430thatshepherdedmeallmylifelongtothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16theAngelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397thatredeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350mefromallevilH7451,blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288theladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288;andletmynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034benamedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034uponthem,andthenameH8034ofmyfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327;andletthemgrowintoamultitudeH7230inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandH776!

17WhenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200thathisfatherH1laidhisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027ontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimH669,itwasevilH7489inhiseyesH5869;andhetookholdH8551ofhisfather'shandיַד־yad-H3027toremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493itfromEphraim'sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218toManasseh'sheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidH559tohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,NotsoH3651,myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,forthisisthefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060:putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyrightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225onhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19Buthisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedH3985andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045,mysonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045:healsoגַּם־gam-H1571willbecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961apeopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971,andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431;buttrulyhisyoungerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251willbeH1961greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431thanhe;andhisseedH2233willbecomeH1961thefulnessofnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

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