New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 48:13-19

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.

15He blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327walkedהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980,The Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430who has been my shepherdהָרֹעֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7462allH4480 H5750my lifeH5750to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16The angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397who has redeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605evilרָ֗עRa'H7451,Blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288the ladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288;And may my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034liveוְיִקָּרֵ֤אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121on in them, And thenamesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327; Andmay they growוְיִדְגּ֥וּve.yid.GuH1711into a multitudeלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

17When Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896his rightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027on Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,it displeasedוַיֵּ֣רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489him; and he graspedוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvai.yit.MokhH8551his father’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027to removeלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493it from Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218to Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, “Not soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651,my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,for thisH2088oneH2088is the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060.Placeשִׂ֥יםsimH7760your rightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.”

19But his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I knowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045,my sonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045;he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a peopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971and he alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will be greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431.Howeverוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,his youngerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall be greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he, and hisdescendantsוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961amultitudeמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

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