Revised Version 1895

Genesis 48:17-20

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.

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