Genesis 48:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.”

Genesis 48:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 48:1115 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

אֶלʾelNear

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

רְאֹהrəʾōhSee

פָנֶיךָp̄āneyḵāFace

לֹאlōʾNot

פִלָּלְתִּיp̄ilālətîJudge

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

הֶרְאָהherəʾāhSee

אֹתִיʾōtî—

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

גַּםgamAssemblage

אֶתʾet—

זַרְעֶךָzarəʿeḵāSeed

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

אֶלʾelNear

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

רְאֹהrəʾōhSee

פָנֶיךָp̄āneyḵāFace

לֹאlōʾNot

פִלָּלְתִּיp̄ilālətîJudge

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

הֶרְאָהherəʾāhSee

אֹתִיʾōtîdirect object marker (no translation)

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

גַּםgamAssemblage

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

זַרְעֶךָzarəʿeḵāSeed

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