Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Genesis.48.8", "source": "וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵֽלֶּה", "text": "And *wayyarʾ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾet*-*bĕnê* *yôsēp̄* and *wayyōʾmer* who-*ʾēlleh*", "grammar": { "*wayyarʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these" }, "variants": { "*wayyarʾ*": "and he saw/looked at/noticed", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel (proper name meaning 'he struggles with God')", "*bĕnê*": "sons of/children of", "*ʾēlleh*": "these/these ones" } }

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