New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 48:12-14

12Then Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130tookוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318them from his kneesבִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.KavH1290, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812with his faceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them bothשְׁנֵיהֶם֒she.nei.HemH8147,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669with his rightבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225handH3225towardH4480Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478leftH8040,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519with his leftH8040handH8040towardH4480Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225,and broughtH5066them closeH5066to him.

14But Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971out his rightיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225and laidוַיָּ֨שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it on the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,whoוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was the youngerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810,and his leftH8040handשְׂמֹאל֖וֹse.mo.LoH8040on Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,crossingשִׂכֵּל֙si.KelH7919his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,althoughכִּ֥יkiH3588Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519was the firstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

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