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Genesis 48:17-20

17And when Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896his rightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027upon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,it displeasedבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869 H3415him: and he held upוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvai.yit.MokhH8551his father’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027,to removeלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493it from Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218unto Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,Not so, my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: for this isthe firstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thy right handיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19And his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I knowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045it,my sonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it:he also shall become a peopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971,and he also shall be greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431:but trulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199his youngerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall be greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431than he, and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall become a multitudeמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

20And he blessedוַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜םvay.Va.ra.KhemH1288them that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559,In thee shall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478blessיְבָרֵ֤ךְye.va.RekhH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ye.sim.KhaH7760thee as Ephraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669and as Manassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519:and he setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

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