New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 48:1-3

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJosephלְיוֹסֵ֔ףle.yo.SefH3130was toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is sickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470.”So he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947his twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669with him.

2Whenit was toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130has comeבָּ֣אba'H935to you,” Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478collectedH2388his strengthH2388and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427up in the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

3Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Godאֵ֥ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706appearedנִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-H7200to me atLuzבְּל֖וּזbe.LuzH3870in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667and blessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288me,

Read all of Genesis 48

Commentaries on Genesis 48