New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 48:1-7
1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJosephלְיוֹסֵ֔ףle.yo.SefH3130was toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isH2470sickחֹלֶ֑הcho.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.
4and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘BeholdH2009,I will makeמַפְרְךָ֙maf.re.KhaH6509you fruitfulH6509and numerousוְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָve.hir.bi.Ti.khaH7235,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a multitudeלִקְהַ֣לlik.HalH6951of peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971,and will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thisH2088landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to yourdescendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֥le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you asan everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.’
5Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258your twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנֶיךָ֩va.nei.KhaH1121,who were bornהַנּוֹלָדִ֨יםha.no.la.DimH3205to you in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeעַד־'ad-H5704I cameבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935to you in Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, are mine;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519shall be mine, asReubenכִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןkir.'u.VenH7205and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095are.
6But your childrenוּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛u.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138that you have fatheredהוֹלַ֥דְתָּho.Lad.taH3205afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them shall be yours; they shall be calledיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121by thenamesשֵׁ֧םshemH8034of their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251in their inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃be.na.cha.la.TamH5159.
7Now as for me, when I cameבְּבֹאִ֣יbe.vo.'IH935fromPaddanמִפַּדָּ֗ןmi.pa.DanH6307,Rachelרָחֵ֜לra.ChelH7354diedמֵ֩תָה֩me.tahH4191,to my sorrowעָלַ֨י'a.LaiH5921,in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667on the journeyבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when there was stillבְּע֥וֹדbe.'odH5750someH3530distanceכִּבְרַת־ אֶ֖רֶץkiv.rat- 'E.retzH3530H776to goלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672.I buriedוָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָva.'ek.be.Re.haH6912her thereשָּׁם֙shamH8033on the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֔ת'ef.RatH672(that is, BethlehemH1035).”
Commentaries on Genesis 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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