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Genesis 48:8-16

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.

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