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1. And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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1. And it came to pass H1961 after H310 these H428 things H1697 , that one told H559 Joseph H3130 , Behold H2009 , thy father H1 is sick H2470 : and he took H3947 with H5973 him H853 his two H8147 sons H1121 , H853 Manasseh H4519 and Ephraim H669 .
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2. And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
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2. And one told H5046 Jacob H3290 , and said H559 , Behold H2009 , thy son H1121 Joseph H3130 cometh H935 unto H413 thee : and Israel H3478 strengthened himself H2388 , and sat H3427 upon H5921 the bed H4296 .
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3. And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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3. And Jacob H3290 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , God H410 Almighty H7706 appeared H7200 unto H413 me at Luz H3870 in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 , and blessed H1288 me,
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4. And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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4. And said H559 unto H413 me, Behold H2009 , I will make thee fruitful H6509 , and multiply H7235 thee , and I will make H5414 of thee a multitude H6951 of people H5971 ; and will give H5414 H853 this H2063 land H776 to thy seed H2233 after H310 thee for an everlasting H5769 possession H272 .
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5. And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
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5. And now H6258 thy two H8147 sons H1121 , Ephraim H669 and Manasseh H4519 , which were born H3205 unto thee in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 before H5704 I came H935 unto H413 thee into Egypt H4714 , are mine ; as Reuben H7205 and Simeon H8095 , they shall be H1961 mine.
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6. And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
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6. And thy issue H4138 , which H834 thou begettest H3205 after H310 them , shall be H1961 thine, and shall be called H7121 after H5921 the name H8034 of their brethren H251 in their inheritance H5159 .
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7. And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
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7. And as for me H589 , when I came H935 from Padan H4480 H6307 , Rachel H7354 died H4191 by H5921 me in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 in the way H1870 , when yet H5750 there was but a little H3530 way H776 to come H935 unto Ephrath H672 : and I buried H6912 her there H8033 in the way H1870 of Ephrath H672 ; the same H1931 is Bethlehem H1035 .
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8. And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
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8. And Israel H3478 beheld H7200 Joseph H3130 's H853 sons H1121 , and said H559 , Who H4310 are these H428 ?
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9. And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
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9. And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father H1 , They H1992 are my sons H1121 , whom H834 God H430 hath given H5414 me in this H2088 place . And he said H559 , Bring H3947 them , I pray thee H4994 , unto H413 me , and I will bless H1288 them.
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10. Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
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10. Now the eyes H5869 of Israel H3478 were dim H3513 for age H4480 H2207 , so that he could H3201 not H3808 see H7200 . And he brought them near H5066 H853 unto H413 him ; and he kissed H5401 them , and embraced H2263 them.
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11. And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
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11. And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , I had not H3808 thought H6419 to see H7200 thy face H6440 : and, lo H2009 , God H430 hath showed H7200 me also H1571 H853 thy seed H2233 .
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12. And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
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12. And Joseph H3130 brought them out H3318 H853 from between H4480 H5973 his knees H1290 , and he bowed himself H7812 with his face H639 to the earth H776 .
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13. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
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13. And Joseph H3130 took H3947 H853 them both H8147 , H853 Ephraim H669 in his right hand H3225 toward Israel H3478 's left hand H4480 H8040 , and Manasseh H4519 in his left hand H8040 toward Israel H3478 's right hand H4480 H3225 , and brought them near H5066 unto H413 him.
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14. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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14. And Israel H3478 stretched out H7971 H853 his right hand H3225 , and laid H7896 it upon H5921 Ephraim H669 's head H7218 , who H1931 was the younger H6810 , and his left hand H8040 upon H5921 Manasseh H4519 's head H7218 , guiding his hands wittingly H7919 H853 H3027 ; for H3588 Manasseh H4519 was the firstborn H1060 .
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15. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
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15. And he blessed H1288 H853 Joseph H3130 , and said H559 , God H430 , before H6440 whom H834 my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac H3327 did walk H1980 , the God H430 which fed H7462 me all my life long H4480 H5750 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 ,
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16. The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
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16. The Angel H4397 which redeemed H1350 me from all H4480 H3605 evil H7451 , bless H1288 H853 the lads H5288 ; and let my name H8034 be named H7121 on them , and the name H8034 of my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac H3327 ; and let them grow H1711 into a multitude H7230 in the midst H7130 of the earth H776 .
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17. And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
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17. And when Joseph H3130 saw H7200 that H3588 his father H1 laid H7896 his right H3225 hand H3027 upon H5921 the head H7218 of Ephraim H669 , it displeased H7489 H5869 him : and he held up H8551 his father H1 's hand H3027 , to remove H5493 it from H4480 H5921 Ephraim H669 's head H7218 unto H5921 Manasseh H4519 's head H7218 .
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18. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
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18. And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father H1 , Not H3808 so H3651 , my father H1 : for H3588 this H2088 is the firstborn H1060 ; put H7760 thy right hand H3225 upon H5921 his head H7218 .
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19. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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19. And his father H1 refused H3985 , and said H559 , I know H3045 it , my son H1121 , I know H3045 it : he H1931 also H1571 shall become H1961 a people H5971 , and he H1931 also H1571 shall be great H1431 : but truly H199 his younger H6996 brother H251 shall be greater H1431 than H4480 he , and his seed H2233 shall become H1961 a multitude H4393 of nations H1471 .
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20. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
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20. And he blessed H1288 them that H1931 day H3117 , saying H559 , In thee shall Israel H3478 bless H1288 , saying H559 , God H430 make H7760 thee as Ephraim H669 and as Manasseh H4519 : and he set H7760 H853 Ephraim H669 before H6440 Manasseh H4519 .
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21. And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
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21. And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , Behold H2009 , I H595 die H4191 : but God H430 shall be H1961 with H5973 you , and bring you again H7725 H853 unto H413 the land H776 of your fathers H1 .
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22. Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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22. Moreover I H589 have given H5414 to thee one H259 portion H7926 above H5921 thy brethren H251 , which H834 I took H3947 out of the hand H4480 H3027 of the Amorite H567 with my sword H2719 and with my bow H7198 .
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