Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 48:8-10

8And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheldוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who are these?

9And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, They aremy sonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121,whom Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me in this place.And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Bring themקָֽחֶם־ka.chem-H3947,I pray thee, unto me, and I will blessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

10Now the eyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were dimכָּבְד֣וּka.ve.DuH3513for ageמִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.kenH2207, so thathe couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200.And he brought them nearוַיַּגֵּ֤שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066unto him; and he kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401them, and embracedוַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.BekH2263them.

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