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Genesis 48

1And it came to passafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that onetoldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Josephלְיוֹסֵ֔ףle.yo.SefH3130, Behold, 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, Behold, thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130comethבָּ֣אba'H935to thee: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙vai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon thebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

3AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706appearedנִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-H7200to me atLuzבְּל֖וּזbe.LuzH3870in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288me,

4Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Behold, I will make theefruitfulמַפְרְךָ֙maf.re.KhaH6509, andmultiplyוְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָve.hir.bi.Ti.khaH7235thee, and I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414of thee amultitudeלִקְהַ֣לlik.HalH6951ofpeopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971; and willgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֥le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769possessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

5And now thytwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנֶיךָ֩va.nei.KhaH1121,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519, who werebornהַנּוֹלָדִ֨יםha.no.la.DimH3205to thee in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeעַד־'ad-H5704Icameבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935to thee intoEgyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, are mine; asReubenכִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןkir.'u.VenH7205andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095, they shall be mine.

6And thyissueוּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛u.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, which thoubegettestהוֹלַ֥דְתָּho.Lad.taH3205afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, shall be thine, and shall becalledיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121afterעַ֣ל'alH5921thenameשֵׁ֧םshemH8034of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251in theirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃be.na.cha.la.TamH5159.

7And as for me, when Icameבְּבֹאִ֣יbe.vo.'IH935fromPadanמִפַּדָּ֗ןmi.pa.DanH6307,Rachelרָחֵ֜לra.ChelH7354diedמֵ֩תָה֩me.tahH4191by me in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,whenבְּע֥וֹדbe.'odH5750yet there was but alittleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776tocomeלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672: and I buriedherוָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָva.'ek.be.Re.haH6912there in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofEphrathאֶפְרָ֔ת'ef.RatH672; the same isBethlehemH1035.

8AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheldוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who are these?

9AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, They are mysonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121, whomGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me in this place . And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Bringthemקָֽחֶם־ka.chem-H3947, I pray thee, to me, and I willblessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

10Now theeyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weredimכָּבְד֣וּka.ve.DuH3513forageמִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.kenH2207, so that hecouldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201notseeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200. And he brought themnearוַיַּגֵּ֤שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066to him; and hekissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401them, andembracedוַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.BekH2263them.

11AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, I had notthoughtפִלָּ֑לְתִּיfi.Lal.tiH6419toseeרְאֹ֥הre.'OhH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440: and, lo,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathshownהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200me also thyseedזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130brought themoutוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318frombetweenמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.KavH1290, and hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself with hisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thembothשְׁנֵיהֶם֒she.nei.HemH8147,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669in his righthandבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225towardIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478lefthandמִשְּׂמֹ֣אלmi.se.MolH8040, andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519in his lefthandבִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹvis.mo.LoH8040towardIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478righthandמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225, and brought themnearוַיַּגֵּ֖שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066to him.

14AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedoutוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his righthandיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225, andlaidוַיָּ֨שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it uponEphraim’sאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218, who was theyoungerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810, and his lefthandשְׂמֹאל֖וֹse.mo.LoH8040uponManasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,guidingH7919hishandsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027knowinglyH7919; forManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519was thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

15And heblessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whom myfathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327didwalkהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980, theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430who hathfedהָרֹעֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7462me all my lifelongמֵעוֹדִ֖יme.'o.DiH5750to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16TheAngelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397who hathredeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350me from allevilרָ֗עRa'H7451,blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288theladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288; and let mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034benamedוְיִקָּרֵ֤אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121on them, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327; and let themgrowוְיִדְגּ֥וּve.yid.GuH1711into amultitudeלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17And whenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896hisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027upon theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, itdispleasedבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH3415 H5869him: and heliftedוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvai.yit.MokhH8551hisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027, toremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493it fromEphraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218toManasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, Not so, myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: for this is thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thy righthandיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225upon hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19And hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045it, mysonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it : he also shall become apeopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971, and he also shall begreatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431: buttrulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199hisyoungerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall begreaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431than he, and hisseedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall become amultitudeמְלֹֽא־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.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, Behold, Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191: butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430shall be with you, and bring youagainוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725to thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22Moreover I havegivenנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414to theeoneאַחַ֖ד'a.ChadH259portionשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926above thybrethrenאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, which Itookלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947out of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567with myswordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719and with mybowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.

Commentaries on Genesis 48

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