Genesis 48
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Genesis 48:17-22

17And whenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896hisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027upon theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, itdispleasedבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH3415H5869him: 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.
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