{
"verseID": "Genesis.48.17",
"source": "וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי־יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד־יְמִינ֛וֹ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד־אָבִ֗יו לְהָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה",
"text": "And *wayyarʾ* *yôsēp̄* that-*kî*-*yāšît* *ʾābîw* hand-*yad*-*yĕmînô* on-*rōʾš* *ʾep̄rayim* and *wayyēraʿ* in *bĕʿênāyw* and *wayyitmōk* hand-*yad*-*ʾābîw* to *lĕhāsîr* *ʾōtāh* from *mēʿal* head-*rōʾš*-*ʾep̄rayim* on-*rōʾš* *mĕnaššeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw",
"*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because",
"*yāšît*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was placing",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*yĕmînô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his right",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head of",
"*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim",
"*wayyēraʿ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was displeasing",
"*bĕʿênāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his eyes",
"*wayyitmōk*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he grasped/held",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*lĕhāsîr*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to remove",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it",
"*mēʿal*": "preposition + preposition - from upon",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head of",
"*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head of",
"*mĕnaššeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Manasseh"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "and he saw/perceived/noticed",
"*kî*": "that/when/because",
"*yāšît*": "he was placing/laying/setting",
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*yĕmînô*": "his right (hand)/right side",
"*wayyēraʿ*": "and it was displeasing/bad/grievous",
"*bĕʿênāyw*": "in his eyes/sight/opinion",
"*wayyitmōk*": "and he grasped/held/supported",
"*lĕhāsîr*": "to remove/take away/turn aside",
"*mēʿal*": "from upon/from over/from"
}
}