New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 48:8-16

8When Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?”

9Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, “They are my sonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me hereבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088.”So he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Bringקָֽחֶם־ka.chem-H3947them to me, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994, thatI may blessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.”

10Nowthe eyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were sodimכָּבְד֣וּka.ve.DuH3513from ageמִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.kenH2207thathe couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200. ThenJoseph broughtH5066them closeH5066to him, and hekissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401them and embracedוַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.BekH2263them.

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “I neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808expectedפִלָּ֑לְתִּיfi.Lal.tiH6419to seeרְאֹ֥הre.'OhH7200your faceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has let me seeהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200yourchildrenזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571.”

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.

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.”

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