Genesis 48:6

Genesis 48:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours; they will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh.

Context of Genesis 48:6

4and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’ 5“Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. 7As I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). 8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”

Genesis 48:6 word by word

וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thy issueמוֹלֶ֫דֶתmôledeth · relativesH4138
• which thou begettestיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• shall be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• afterעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• in their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Genesis 48:6

• Joshua 14:4for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

Commentaries on Genesis 48:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intended by Jacob to be his first and only wife. He has also been the means of saving all his father‘s house, even after he had been sold into slavery by his brethren. He has therefore, undeniable claims to this part of the first-born‘s rights. Genesis…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jacob remembered Rachel (see 35:16–20) and blessed Joseph by making his two sons equal heirs with his other sons. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh would share equally with Jacob's other tribes (see Joshua 16–17). Jacob also gave Ephraim, Joseph’s younger son, the birthright (see 1 Chronicles 5:1–2). Because of this blessing, Ephraim and Manasseh became large and powerful tribes (see Joshua 17:14–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick--Joseph was hastily sent for, and on this occasion he took with him his two sons.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 48:6

• Manasseh

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• Dreadful
• Jacob
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis
• Issue
• Manasseh (2)

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