Revised Version 1895

Genesis 48:8-16

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.

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