Genesis 48:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 48:213 words
וַיַּגֵּדwayagēdAnd front
לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
בִּנְךָbinəḵāSon
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
בָּאbāʾGo
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
וַיִּתְחַזֵּקwayitəḥazēqAnd fasten
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וַיֵּשֶׁבwayēševAnd sit
עַלʿalAbove
הַמִּטָּהhamiṭāhThe bed
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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