Genesis 48:1
Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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ASV
And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| אַחֲרֵי֙ | 'a.cha.Rei | after | H310 → |
| הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | ha.de.va.Rim | the things | H1697 → |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and someone said | H559 → |
| לְיוֹסֵ֔ף | le.yo.Sef | to Joseph | H3130 → |
| הִנֵּ֥ה | hi.Neh | there! | H2009 → |
| אָבִ֖יךָ | 'a.Vi.kha | father your | H1 → |
| חֹלֶ֑ה | cho.Leh | [is] sick | H2470 → |
| וַיִּקַּ֞ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁנֵ֤י | she.Nei | [the] two | H8147 → |
| בָנָיו֙ | va.Nav | sons his | H1121 → |
| עִמּ֔וֹ | i.Mo | with him | H5973 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה | me.na.Sheh | Manasseh | H4519 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ | 'ef.Ra.yim | Ephraim | H669 → |
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