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Genesis 48:17-20

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.

20AndheblessedH1288themthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559,IntheewillIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478blessH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeH7760theeasEphraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519!AndhesetH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

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