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 48:1 ¶ And it came to passº afterº theseº things,º that [one] toldºº Yôsëf יוֹסֵף,º Behold,º thy fatherº [is] sick:ºº and he tookºº withº himº his twoº sons,ºº Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁהº and ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִם.º

 48:1 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Yosef, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Menashsheh and Efrayim.

 48:2 And [one] toldºº Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב,º and said,ºº Behold,º thy sonº Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº comethºº untoº thee: and Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº strengthenedºº himself,º and satºº uponº the bed.º

 48:2 And [one] told Yaaqov, and said, Behold, thy son Yosef cometh unto thee: and Yisrael strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

 48:3 And Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº saidºº untoº Yôsëf יוֹסֵף,º ´Ël אֵלº Šadday שַׁדַּיº appearedºº untoº me at Lûz לוּזº in the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן,º and blessedºº me,

 48:3 And Yaaqov said unto Yosef, El Shadday appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Kenaan, and blessed me,

 48:4 And saidºº untoº me, Behold,º I will make thee fruitful,ºº and multiplyºº thee, and I will makeºº of thee a multitudeº of people;º and will giveººº thisº landº to thy seedº afterº theeº [for] an everlastingº possession.º

 48:4 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.

 48:5 ¶ And nowº thy twoº sons,º ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִםº and Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁה,º which were bornºº unto thee in the landº of Mixrayim מִצרַיִםº beforeº I cameºº untoº thee into Mixrayim מִצרַיִם,º [are] mine; as Ræ´ûvën רְאוּבֵןº and Šim`ôn שִׁמעוֹן,º they shall beº mine.

 48:5 ¶ And now thy two sons, Efrayim and Menashsheh, which were born unto thee in the land of Mitzrayim before I came unto thee into Mitzrayim, [are] mine; as Reuven and Shimon, they shall be mine.

 48:6 And thy issue,º whichº thou begettestºº afterº them, shall beº thine, [and] shall be calledºº afterº the nameº of their brethrenº in their inheritance.º

 48:6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, [and] shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

 48:7 And as for me,º when I cameºº from Paddän פַּדָּן,ºº Räçël רָחֵלº diedºº byº me in the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַןº in the way,º whenº yetº [there was] but a littleº wayº to comeºº unto ´Efrä± אֶפרָת:º and I buriedº herºº thereº in the wayº of ´Efrä± אֶפרָת;º the sameº [is] Bê± Läçem בֵּית־לָחֶם.º

 48:7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Kenaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a little way to come unto Efrath: and I buried her there in the way of Efrath; the same [is] Beth-Lachem.

 48:8 And Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº beheldºº Yôsëf's יוֹסֵףºº sons,º and said,ºº Whoº [are] these?º

 48:8 And Yisrael beheld Yosef's sons, and said, Who [are] these?

 48:9 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº untoº his father,º Theyº [are] my sons,º whomº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº hath givenºº me in thisº [place]. And he said,ºº Bringº them,ºº I pray thee,º untoº me, and I will blessºº them.

 48:9 And Yosef said unto his father, They [are] my sons, whom Elohim hath given me in this [place]. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

 48:10 Now the eyesº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº were dimºº for age,ºº [so that] he couldºº notº see.ºº And he brought them nearººº untoº him; and he kissedºº them, and embracedºº them.

 48:10 Now the eyes of Yisrael were dim for age, [so that] he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

 48:11 And Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº saidºº untoº Yôsëf יוֹסֵף,º I had notº thoughtºº to seeºº thy face:º and, lo,º ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº hath shewedºº me alsoºº thy seed.º

 48:11 And Yisrael said unto Yosef, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, Elohim hath shewed me also thy seed.

 48:12 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº brought them outººº from betweenºº his knees,º and he bowedºº himselfº with his faceº to the earth.º

 48:12 And Yosef brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

 48:13 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº tookººº them both,ºº ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִםº in his right handº toward Yi$rä´ël's יִשׂרָאֵלº left hand,ºº and Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁהº in his left handº toward Yi$rä´ël's יִשׂרָאֵלº right hand,ºº and brought [them] nearºº untoº him.

 48:13 And Yosef took them both, Efrayim in his right hand toward Yisrael's left hand, and Menashsheh in his left hand toward Yisrael's right hand, and brought [them] near unto him.

 48:14 And Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº stretched outººº his right hand,º and laidºº [it] uponº ´Efrayim's אֶפרַיִםº head,º whoº [was] the younger,º and his left handº uponº Mænaššè's מְנַשֶּׁהº head,º guidingºº his handsº wittingly;ºººº forº Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁהº [was] the firstborn.º

 48:14 And Yisrael stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] upon Efrayim's head, who [was] the younger, and his left hand upon Menashsheh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Menashsheh [was] the firstborn.

 48:15 ¶ And he blessedººº Yôsëf יוֹסֵף,º and said,ºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º beforeº whomº my fathersº ´Avrähäm אַברָהָםº and Yixçäk יִצחָקº did walk,ºº the ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº which fedºº me all my life longºº untoº thisº day,º

 48:15 ¶ And he blessed Yosef, and said, Elohim, before whom my fathers Avraham and Yitzchaq did walk, the Elohim which fed me all my life long unto this day,

 48:16 The Angelº which redeemedºº me from allºº evil,º blessººº the lads;º and let my nameº be namedºº on them, and the nameº of my fathersº ´Avrähäm אַברָהָםº and Yixçäk יִצחָק;º and let them growºº into a multitudeº in the midstº of the earth.º

 48:16 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 Avraham and Yitzchaq; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

 48:17 And when Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº sawºº thatº his fatherº laidºº his rightº handº uponº the headº of ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִם,º it displeasedºººº him: and he held upºº his father'sº hand,º to removeºº it fromºº ´Efrayim's אֶפרַיִםº headº untoº Mænaššè's מְנַשֶּׁהº head.º

 48:17 And when Yosef saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Efrayim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Efrayim's head unto Menashsheh's head.

 48:18 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº untoº his father,º Notº so,º my father:º forº thisº [is] the firstborn;º putºº thy right handº uponº his head.º

 48:18 And Yosef said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this [is] the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

 48:19 And his fatherº refused,ºº and said,ºº I knowºº [it], my son,º I knowºº [it]: heº alsoº shall becomeº a people,º and heº alsoº shall be great:ºº but trulyº his youngerº brotherº shall be greaterºº thanº he, and his seedº shall becomeº a multitudeº of nations.º

 48:19 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.

 48:20 And he blessedºº them thatº day,º saying,ºº In thee shall Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº bless,ºº saying,ºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº makeºº thee as ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִםº and as Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁה:º and he setººº ´Efrayim אֶפרַיִםº beforeº Mænaššè מְנַשֶּׁה.º

 48:20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Yisrael bless, saying, Elohim make thee as Efrayim and as Menashsheh: and he set Efrayim before Menashsheh.

 48:21 And Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº saidºº untoº Yôsëf יוֹסֵף,º Behold,º Iº die:ºº but ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº shall beº withº you, and bring you againººº untoº the landº of your fathers.º

 48:21 And Yisrael said unto Yosef, Behold, I die: but Elohim shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

 48:22 Moreover Iº have givenºº to thee oneº portionº aboveº thy brethren,º whichº I tookºº out of the handºº of the ´Émörî אֱמֹרִיº with my swordº and with my bow.º

 48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Emori with my sword and with my bow.