Genesis 48
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֗יto meהִנְנִ֤יhere Iמַפְרְךָ֙am about to make fruitful youוְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָand I will multiply youוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָand I will make youלִקְהַ֣לinto a company ofעַמִּ֑יםpeoplesוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יand I will giveאֶת־obj.הָאָ֧רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisלְזַרְעֲךָ֥to offspring yourאַחֲרֶ֖יךָafter youאֲחֻזַּ֥תa possession ofעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְעַתָּ֡הand nowשְׁנֵֽי־the twoבָנֶיךָ֩sons yourהַנּוֹלָדִ֨יםwho were bornלְךָ֜to youבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֗יִםEgyptעַד־untilבֹּאִ֥יcame Iאֵלֶ֛יךָto youמִצְרַ֖יְמָהEgypt towardsלִי־belong to meהֵ֑םtheyאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraimוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הand Manassehכִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןlike Reubenוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןand Simeonיִֽהְיוּ־they will belongלִֽי׃to me
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וַאֲנִ֣י׀and Iבְּבֹאִ֣יwhen came Iמִפַּדָּ֗ןfrom Paddanמֵ֩תָה֩she diedעָלַ֨יon meרָחֵ֜לRachelבְּאֶ֤רֶץin the land ofכְּנַ֙עַן֙Canaanבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְon the journeyבְּע֥וֹדat yetכִּבְרַת־a distance ofאֶ֖רֶץlandלָבֹ֣אto goאֶפְרָ֑תָהEphrathahוָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָand I buried herשָּׁם֙thereבְּדֶ֣רֶךְon the journey ofאֶפְרָ֔תEphrathהִ֖ואthatבֵּ֥יתis Beth-לָֽחֶם׃-lehem
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookיוֹסֵף֮Josephאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵיהֶם֒the two of themאֶת־obj.אֶפְרַ֤יִםEphraimבִּֽימִינוֹ֙at right hand hisמִשְּׂמֹ֣אלfrom the left ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאֶת־and obj.מְנַשֶּׁ֥הManassehבִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹat left hand hisמִימִ֣יןfrom the right ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיַּגֵּ֖שׁand he brought them nearאֵלָֽיו׃to him
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he stretched outיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לIsraelאֶת־obj.יְמִינ֜וֹright hand hisוַיָּ֨שֶׁתand he put itעַל־onרֹ֤אשׁthe head ofאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraimוְה֣וּאand heהַצָּעִ֔ירwas the youngוְאֶת־and obj.שְׂמֹאל֖וֹleft hand hisעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe head ofמְנַשֶּׁ֑הManassehשִׂכֵּל֙he laid cross-wiseאֶת־obj.יָדָ֔יוhands hisכִּ֥יforמְנַשֶּׁ֖הManassehהַבְּכֽוֹר׃was the firstborn
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וַיְבָ֥רֶךְand he blessedאֶת־obj.יוֹסֵ֖ףJosephוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםthe Godאֲשֶׁר֩whomהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּthey walked aboutאֲבֹתַ֤יfathers myלְפָנָיו֙to before himאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamוְיִצְחָ֔קand Isaacהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godהָרֹעֶ֣הwho shepherdedאֹתִ֔יobj. meמֵעוֹדִ֖יfrom duration myעַד־untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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הַמַּלְאָךְ֩the angelהַגֹּאֵ֨לwho has redeemedאֹתִ֜יobj. meמִכָּל־from allרָ֗עharmיְבָרֵךְ֮may he blessאֶת־obj.הַנְּעָרִים֒the ladsוְיִקָּרֵ֤אand may it be calledבָהֶם֙in themשְׁמִ֔יname myוְשֵׁ֥םand the name ofאֲבֹתַ֖יfathers myאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamוְיִצְחָ֑קand Isaacוְיִדְגּ֥וּand may they multiplyלָרֹ֖בto abundanceבְּקֶ֥רֶבin the midst ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawיוֹסֵ֗ףJosephכִּי־thatיָשִׁ֨יתhe will putאָבִ֧יוfather hisיַד־the hand ofיְמִינ֛וֹright hisעַל־onרֹ֥אשׁthe head ofאֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimוַיֵּ֣רַעand it was displeasingבְּעֵינָ֑יוin view hisוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְand he graspedיַד־the hand ofאָבִ֗יוfather hisלְהָסִ֥ירto removeאֹתָ֛הּobj. itמֵעַ֥לfrom onרֹאשׁ־the head ofאֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimעַל־onרֹ֥אשׁthe head ofמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Manasseh
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וַיְמָאֵ֣ןand he refusedאָבִ֗יוfather hisוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיI knowבְנִי֙O son myיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowגַּם־alsoה֥וּאheיִֽהְיֶה־he will becomeלְּעָ֖םinto a peopleוְגַם־and alsoה֣וּאheיִגְדָּ֑לhe will become greatוְאוּלָ֗םand butאָחִ֤יוbrother hisהַקָּטֹן֙the youngיִגְדַּ֣לhe will become greatמִמֶּ֔נּוּmore than himוְזַרְע֖וֹand offspring hisיִהְיֶ֥הit will beמְלֹֽא־the fullness ofהַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations
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וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜םand he blessed themבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַהוּא֮the thatלֵאמוֹר֒to sayingבְּךָ֗by youיְבָרֵ֤ךְit will blessיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingיְשִֽׂמְךָ֣may he make youאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםlike Ephraimוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הand like Manassehוַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he putאֶת־obj.אֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Manasseh
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