Genesis 48:20
{ "verseID": "Genesis.48.20", "source": "וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה", "text": "And *wayĕbārăkēm* in *bayyôm* *hahûʾ* saying *lēʾmôr* by *bĕkā* shall bless *yĕbārēk* *yiśrāʾēl* saying *lēʾmōr* may make *yĕśîmĕkā* *ʾĕlōhîm* like *kĕʾep̄rayim* and like *wĕkimnaššeh* and *wayyāśem* *ʾet*-*ʾep̄rayim* before *lip̄nê* *mĕnaššeh*", "grammar": { "*wayĕbārăkēm*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and he blessed them", "*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the day", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*lēʾmôr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*bĕkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - by you/with you", "*yĕbārēk*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will bless", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*yĕśîmĕkā*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - may he make you", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*kĕʾep̄rayim*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - like Ephraim", "*wĕkimnaššeh*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - and like Manasseh", "*wayyāśem*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before", "*mĕnaššeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Manasseh" }, "variants": { "*wayĕbārăkēm*": "and he blessed them/favored them", "*bayyôm hahûʾ*": "on that day/at that time", "*lēʾmôr*": "saying/declaring", "*bĕkā yĕbārēk yiśrāʾēl*": "by you Israel will bless/through you Israel will pronounce blessing", "*yĕśîmĕkā*": "may he make you/set you/place you", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being (grammatically plural form used for singular deity)", "*wayyāśem*": "and he placed/set/ranked", "*lip̄nê*": "before/ahead of/in front of" } }