New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 48:17-22

17When Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1placedיָשִׁ֨יתya.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 moveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493it from Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218to Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.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 beH1431greatH1431.Howeverוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,his youngerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall be greaterH1431thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he, and hisdescendantsוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a multitudeמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

20Sohe blessedH1288them that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559, “By you Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will pronounceH1288blessingH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘May Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ye.sim.KhaH7760you like Ephraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519!’” And sohe putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I am about to dieמֵ֑תMetH4191, butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will be with you, andbringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725you backH7725to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22And I giveנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414you oneאַחַ֖ד'a.ChadH259portionשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926moreH5921thanH5921your brothersאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I tookלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567with my swordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719and my bowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.”

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