Genesis 48:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Genesis 48:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 48:1316 words

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾet—

שְׁנֵיהֶםšənêhemTwo

אֶתʾet—

אֶפְרַיִםʾep̄ərayimEphrajim

בִּימִינוֹbîmînwōIn right

מִשְּׂמֹאלmiśəmōʾlFrom dark

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְאֶתwəʾet—

מְנַשֶּׁהmənašehMenashsheh

בִשְׂמֹאלוֹviśəmōʾlwōIn dark

מִימִיןmîmînFrom right

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וַיַּגֵּשׁwayagēšAnd be

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁנֵיהֶםšənêhemTwo

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֶפְרַיִםʾep̄ərayimEphrajim

בִּימִינוֹbîmînwōIn right

מִשְּׂמֹאלmiśəmōʾlFrom dark

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מְנַשֶּׁהmənašehMenashsheh

בִשְׂמֹאלוֹviśəmōʾlwōIn dark

מִימִיןmîmînFrom right

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וַיַּגֵּשׁwayagēšAnd be

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

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