Genesis 48:21
{ "verseID": "Genesis.48.21", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וְהָיָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהֵשִׁ֣יב אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*yôsēp̄* *hinnēh* *ʾānōkî* *mēt* and *wĕhāyāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* with *ʿimmākem* and *wĕhēšîb* *ʾetkem* to-*ʾereṣ* *ʾăbōtêkem*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*mēt*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - dying", "*wĕhāyāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will be", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ʿimmākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you", "*wĕhēšîb*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will bring back", "*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ʾăbōtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/here", "*ʾānōkî mēt*": "I am dying/about to die/will die", "*wĕhāyāh*": "and will be/shall be/and may be", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being (grammatically plural form used for singular deity)", "*wĕhēšîb*": "and will bring back/return/restore", "*ʾereṣ ʾăbōtêkem*": "land of your fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }