1 {
"verseID": "Genesis.48.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם",
"text": "And *wayĕhî* after *haddĕbārîm* the *hāʾēlleh* and *wayyōʾmer* to *yôsēp̄* *hinnēh* *ʾābîkā* *ḥōleh* and *wayyiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-two *bānāyw* with *ʿimmô* *ʾet*-*mĕnaššeh* *wĕʾet*-*ʾep̄rāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened",
"*haddĕbārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural construct - the words/things/matters",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, plural - these",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*ʾābîkā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your father",
"*ḥōleh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - (is) sick/ill",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*mĕnaššeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Manasseh",
"*wĕʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*ʾep̄rāyim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim"
},
"variants": {
"*wayĕhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/came about",
"*haddĕbārîm*": "the words/things/matters/events",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "these [things]",
"*yôsēp̄*": "Joseph (proper name meaning 'he adds')",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*ḥōleh*": "sick/ill/diseased"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Genesis.48.2",
"source": "וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה",
"text": "And *wayyaggēd* to *yaʿăqōb* and *wayyōʾmer* *hinnēh* *binkā* *yôsēp̄* *bāʾ* to *ʾēleykā* and *wayyitḥazzēq* *yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyēšeb* on-*hammittāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaggēd*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he told/reported",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*binkā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your son",
"*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has come/is coming",
"*ʾēleykā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wayyitḥazzēq*": "waw-consecutive + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he strengthened himself",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*wayyēšeb*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat",
"*hammittāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the bed/couch"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaggēd*": "and it was told/reported/announced",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "Jacob (proper name meaning 'supplanter')",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*bāʾ*": "come/coming/has come",
"*wayyitḥazzēq*": "strengthened himself/exerted himself/gathered strength",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel (proper name meaning 'he struggles with God')",
"*hammittāh*": "the bed/couch/mat"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Genesis.48.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *yaʿăqōb* to-*yôsēp̄* *ʾēl* *šadday* *nirʾāh*-to *ʾēlay* in *lûz* in *ʾereṣ* *kĕnāʿan* and *wayĕbārek* *ʾōtî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob",
"*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity",
"*šadday*": "proper noun/divine epithet - Almighty",
"*nirʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - appeared/was seen",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*lûz*": "proper noun, place name - Luz",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan",
"*wayĕbārek*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he blessed",
"*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker + 1st person singular suffix - me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine power",
"*šadday*": "Almighty/Most Powerful/All-Sufficient",
"*nirʾāh*": "appeared/showed himself/was seen",
"*lûz*": "Luz (place name, later renamed Bethel)",
"*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/territory",
"*kĕnāʿan*": "Canaan (geographical region)",
"*wayĕbārek*": "blessed/favored/empowered"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Genesis.48.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to *ʾēlay* *hinnĕnî* *maprĕkā* and *hirbîtîkā* and *ûnĕtattîkā* to *liqhal* *ʿammîm* and *wĕnātattî* *ʾet*-*hāʾāreṣ* *hazzōʾt* to *lĕzarʿăkā* after *ʾaḥăreykā* *ʾăḥuzzat* *ʿôlām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*hinnĕnî*": "demonstrative particle + 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*maprĕkā*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - making you fruitful",
"*hirbîtîkā*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will multiply you",
"*ûnĕtattîkā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make you",
"*liqhal*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - into a congregation/assembly of",
"*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations",
"*wĕnātattî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will give",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*hazzōʾt*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*lĕzarʿăkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your seed/offspring",
"*ʾaḥăreykā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you",
"*ʾăḥuzzat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - possession of",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/forever"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnĕnî*": "behold me/here I am/I am about to",
"*maprĕkā*": "making you fruitful/causing you to be fruitful",
"*hirbîtîkā*": "I will multiply you/increase you greatly",
"*liqhal*": "into a company/assembly/congregation of",
"*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "the land/territory/earth",
"*lĕzarʿăkā*": "to your seed/offspring/descendants",
"*ʾăḥuzzat*": "possession/property/holding",
"*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/perpetual/eternal"
}
}