Genesis 48:15
Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
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ASV
And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,
KJV
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ | vay.Va.rekh | and he blessed | H1288 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יוֹסֵ֖ף | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ | hit.ha.le.Khu | they walked about | H1980 → |
| אֲבֹתַ֤י | 'a.vo.Tai | fathers my | H1 → |
| לְפָנָיו֙ | le.fa.Nav | <to> before him | H6440 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֣ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| וְיִצְחָ֔ק | ve.yitz.Chak | and Isaac | H3327 → |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| הָרֹעֶ֣ה | ha.ro.'Eh | who shepherded | H7462 → |
| אֹתִ֔י | 'o.Ti | <obj.> me | H853 → |
| מֵעוֹדִ֖י | me.'o.Di | from duration my | H5750 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
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