Revised Version 1895

Genesis 48

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that onesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֔ףle.yo.SefH3130,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1issickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470: and hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947with him histwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

2And onetoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cometh unto thee: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙vai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfH2388, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

3AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706appearedנִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-H7200untomeאֶל־'el-H413atLuzבְּל֖וּזbe.LuzH3870in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,

4andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theefruitfulמַפְרְךָ֙maf.re.KhaH6509, andmultiplyוְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָve.hir.bi.Ti.khaH7235thee, and I willmakeH5414of thee acompanyלִקְהַ֣לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971; and willgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֥le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thytwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנֶיךָ֩va.nei.KhaH1121, which werebornהַנּוֹלָדִ֨יםha.no.la.DimH3205unto thee in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeH413Icameבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935unto theeintoH413Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, are mine;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519,evenעַד־'ad-H5704asReubenכִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןkir.'u.VenH7205andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095, shall be mine.

6And thy issue,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou begettestafterH310them, shall be thine; they shall becalledיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121afterH310thenameשֵׁ֧םshemH8034of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251in theirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃be.na.cha.la.TamH5159.

7And as formeH5921, when Icameבְּבֹאִ֣יbe.vo.'IH935fromPaddanמִפַּדָּ֗ןmi.pa.DanH6307,Rachelרָחֵ֜לra.ChelH7354diedמֵ֩תָה֩me.tahH4191bymeH5921in thelandH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667in thewayH1870, when there wasstillבְּע֥וֹדbe.'odH5750someכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayH1870tocomeלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935untoEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672: and Iburiedוָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָva.'ek.be.Re.haH6912herH5921there in thewayH1870toEphrathאֶפְרָ֔ת'ef.RatH672(thesameהִ֖ואhi'H1931is Beth-lehem).

8AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheldJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who aretheseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

9AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, They are mysonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413hereבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Bringקָֽחֶם־ka.chem-H3947them, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, and I willblessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

10Now theeyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weredimכָּבְד֣וּka.ve.DuH3513forageמִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.kenH2207,soH3808that hecouldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201notH3808seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200. And hebroughtH5066themnearH5066unto him; and hekissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401them, andembracedוַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.BekH2263them.

11AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, I hadnotH3808thoughtH559toseeרְאֹ֥הre.'OhH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440: and,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathletH3808meאֶל־'el-H413seeהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200thyseedזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233also.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH3318themoutH3318frombetweenמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.KavH1290; and hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812with hisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookH3947thembothשְׁנֵיהֶם֒she.nei.HemH8147,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669in hisrightבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225handH3225towardH413Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478leftמִשְּׂמֹ֣אלmi.se.MolH8040handH3225, andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519in hisleftבִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹvis.mo.LoH8040handH3225towardH413Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225handH3225, andbroughtH3947themnearוַיַּגֵּ֖שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066unto him.

14AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outH7971hisrightיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027, andlaidוַיָּ֨שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896ituponעַל־'al-H5921Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218, who was theyoungerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810, and hisleftשְׂמֹאל֖וֹse.mo.LoH8040handH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, guiding hishandsH3027wittingly; forManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519was thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

15And heblessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, TheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforeH6440whomH834myfathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327didH834walkהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980, theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whichH834hath fedmeH6440allH5704mylifeH3117longH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397which hathredeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350meוְיִקָּרֵ֤אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605evilרָ֗עRa'H7451,blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288theladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288; andletH1350mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034benamedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034on them, and thenameH8034of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327; andletH1350themgrowH1288intoH776amultitudeלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17And whenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200that hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896hisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027uponH5921theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, itdispleasedוַיֵּ֣רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489him: and heheldוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvai.yit.MokhH8551upH7200hisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027, toremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493it fromEphraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218untoManasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,Notלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651, myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: for this is thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyrightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19And hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045it, mysonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it: he also shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961apeopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971, and he also shall begreatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431: howbeit hisyoungerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall begreaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he, and hisseedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shallbecomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961amultitudeמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393ofnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

20And heblessedוַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜םvay.Va.ra.KhemH1288them thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559, In thee shallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478blessיְבָרֵ֤ךְye.va.RekhH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ye.sim.KhaH7760thee asEphraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669and asManassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519: and hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191: butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430shall be withyouH7725, andbringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725youH7725againH7725unto thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22Moreover I havegivenנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414to thee oneportionשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926aboveH5921thybrethrenאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Itookלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947outH5921of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567with myswordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719and with mybowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.

Commentaries on Genesis 48

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