Genesis 48:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1288 [e]וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם
way-ḇā-ră-ḵêm
So he blessed themConj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3mp
3117 [e]בַּיּ֣וֹם
bay-yō-wm
dayPrep-b, Art | N-ms
1931 [e]הַהוּא֮
ha-hū
thatArt | Pro-3ms
559 [e]לֵאמוֹר֒
lê-mō-wr
sayingPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
  בְּךָ֗
bə-ḵā,
by youPrep | 2ms
1288 [e]יְבָרֵ֤ךְ
yə-ḇā-rêḵ
will blessV-Piel-Imperf-3ms
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yiś-rā-’êl
IsraelN-proper-ms
559 [e]לֵאמֹ֔ר
lê-mōr,
sayingPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
7760 [e]יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣
yə-śim-ḵā
May make youV-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms
430 [e]אֱלֹהִ֔ים
’ĕ-lō-hîm,
GodN-mp
669 [e]כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם
kə-’ep̄-ra-yim
as EphraimPrep-k | N-proper-ms
4519 [e]וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
wə-ḵim-naš-šeh;
and as ManassehConj-w, Prep-k | N-proper-ms
7760 [e]וַיָּ֥שֶׂם
way-yā-śem
And thus he setConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
669 [e]אֶפְרַ֖יִם
’ep̄-ra-yim
EphraimN-proper-ms
6440 [e]לִפְנֵ֥י
lip̄-nê
beforePrep-l | N-cpc
4519 [e]מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
mə-naš-šeh.
ManassehN-proper-ms





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 48:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיֹּ֣ום הַהוּא֮ לֵאמֹור֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

בראשית 48:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויברכם ביום ההוא לאמור בך יברך ישראל לאמר ישמך אלהים כאפרים וכמנשה וישם את־אפרים לפני מנשה׃

בראשית 48:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויברכם ביום ההוא לאמור בך יברך ישראל לאמר ישמך אלהים כאפרים וכמנשה וישם את־אפרים לפני מנשה׃

בראשית 48:20 Hebrew Bible
ויברכם ביום ההוא לאמור בך יברך ישראל לאמר ישמך אלהים כאפרים וכמנשה וישם את אפרים לפני מנשה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!'" Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he blessed them that day with these words: The nation Israel will invoke blessings by you, saying," May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh," putting Ephraim before Manasseh.
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