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Genesis 48:9-14

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.

11And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,I had not thoughtפִלָּ֑לְתִּיfi.Lal.tiH6419to seeרְאֹ֥הre.'OhH7200thy faceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440:and, lo, Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath shewedהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200me also thy seedזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233.

12And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130brought them outוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318from betweenמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973his kneesבִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.KavH1290,and he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself with his faceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13And Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them bothשְׁנֵיהֶם֒she.nei.HemH8147,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669in his right handבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225toward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478left handמִשְּׂמֹ֣אלmi.se.MolH8040,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519in his left handבִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹvis.mo.LoH8040toward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478right handמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225, and brought themnearוַיַּגֵּ֖שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066unto him.

14And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his right handיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225,and laidוַיָּ֨שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896itupon Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218, who wasthe youngerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810,and his left handשְׂמֹאל֖וֹse.mo.LoH8040upon Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,guidingH7919his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027wittinglyH7919;for Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519wasthe firstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

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