Genesis 48

Ya'aqov, ill, adopts and blesses Efrayim and Menasheh, Yosef's sons, crossing hands to give the younger Efrayim precedence despite Yosef's objection.[5]

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וַ/אֲנִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And as for me and I HC/Pp1cs בְּ/בֹאִ֣/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤀/𐤉 bevoi when I came in my coming HR/Vqc/Sp1cs מִ/פַּדָּ֗ן 𐤌/𐤐𐤃𐤍 mipadan from Paddan from the Paddan plateau from Padan HR/Np מֵ֩תָה֩ 𐤌𐤕𐤄 metah died dying (feminine singular) HVqp3fs עָלַ֨/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs רָחֵ֜ל 𐤓𐤇𐤋 rachel Rachel Ewe Rachel HNp בְּ/אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in land HR/Ncbsc כְּנַ֨עַן֙ 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe on the way in the path HRd/Ncbsa בְּ/ע֥וֹד 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤃 beod when still still; again; further HR/D כִּבְרַת 𐤊𐤁𐤓𐤕 kiverat some distance stretch-of HNcfsc אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets of land land HNcbsa לָ/בֹ֣א 𐤋/𐤁𐤀 lavo to come to come in HR/Vqc אֶפְרָ֑תָה 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 eferatah to Ephrath Fruitful-Place Eferat HNp וָ/אֶקְבְּרֶ֤/הָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤄 vaeqebereha and I buried her and I buried her HC/Vqw1cs/Sp3fs שָּׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe on the way in a path HR/Ncbsc אֶפְרָ֔ת 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕 eferat to Ephrath Fruitful Place Eferat HNp הִ֖וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv that is she HPp3fs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethlehem house of Beyt Lechem HNp לָֽחֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem Bethlehem House-of-Bread Beyt Lechem HNp
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach stretched out and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo יְמִינ֜/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right hand his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֨שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕 vayashet and laid and he set HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹ֤אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim's Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וְ/ה֣וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms הַ/צָּעִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤓 hatsair was the younger the lesser one HTd/Aamsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅 semolo his left hand his left side HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon HR רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 head head HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh's Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp שִׂכֵּל֙ 𐤔𐤊𐤋 sikel guided he made wise HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo יָדָ֔י/ו 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 yadayv his hands his two hands HNcbdc/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh-2 Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp הַ/בְּכֽוֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor was the firstborn the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa
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הַ/מַּלְאָךְ֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 hamaleakhe the angel the messenger HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גֹּאֵ֨ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤀𐤋 hagoel who has redeemed the kinsman-redeemer HTd/Vqrmsa אֹתִ֜/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc רָ֗ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad HAamsa יְבָרֵךְ֮ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊 yevarekhe bless may he bless HVpi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/נְּעָרִים֒ 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanearim the boys the youths HTd/Ncmpa וְ/יִקָּרֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 veyiqare and may they be called and he will be called HC/VNi3ms בָ/הֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in them HR/Sp3mp שְׁמִ֔/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi my name my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and the name and name-of HC/Ncmsc אֲבֹתַ֖/י 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤉 avotay of my fathers my fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cs אַבְרָהָ֣ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp וְ/יִצְחָ֑ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 veyitsechaq and Isaac and He-Laughs and Yitsechaq HC/Np וְ/יִדְגּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤂𐤅 veyidegu and may they grow and they will multiply like fish HC/Vqi3mp לָ/רֹ֖ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov into a multitude to abundance HR/Ncbsa בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
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וַ/יַּ֣רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms יוֹסֵ֗ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef Joseph He adds Yosef HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC יָשִׁ֨ית 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 yashit he was placing he sets HVqi3ms אָבִ֧י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand HNcbsc יְמִינ֛/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh the head head HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֖יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַ/יֵּ֣רַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏 vayera and it displeased and he was harmed HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתְמֹ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤊 vayitemokhe and he grasped and he supported HC/Vqw3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad-2 the hand open hand HNcbsc אָבִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv-2 of his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/הָסִ֥יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 lehasir to remove to cause to turn aside HR/Vhc אֹתָ֛/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it her HTo/Sp3fs מֵ/עַ֥ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon HR/R רֹאשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 the head head HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֖יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-3 the head head HNcmsc מְנַשֶּֽׁה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp
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וַ/יְמָאֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤍 vayemaen But he refused and he adamantly refused HC/Vpw3ms אָבִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I knew HVqp1cs בְנִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs יָדַ֔עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti-2 I know I knew HVqp1cs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will become he will come to be HVqi3ms לְּ/עָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 leam a people to a gathered people of HR/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he he HPp3ms יִגְדָּ֑ל 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal will be great he will grow great HVqi3ms וְ/אוּלָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 veulam Nevertheless and indeed HC/D אָחִ֤י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his younger brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms הַ/קָּטֹן֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍 haqaton the younger the small one HTd/Aamsa יִגְדַּ֣ל 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal-2 shall be greater he will grow great HVqi3ms מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu than he from us HR/Sp1cp וְ/זַרְע֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 vezareo and his offspring and his seed HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh-2 shall become he will come to be HVqi3ms מְלֹֽא 𐤌𐤋𐤀 melo fullness fullness of HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִֽם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim of nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa
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