Genesis 48:10 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעֵינֵ֤י	ve.'ei.Nei	and [the] eyes of	H5869 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כָּבְד֣וּ	ka.ve.Du	they were heavy	H3513 →
מִזֹּ֔קֶן	mi.Zo.ken	from old age	H2207 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יוּכַ֖ל	yu.Khal	he was able	H3201 →
לִרְא֑וֹת	lir.'ot	to see	H7200 →
וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ	vai.ya.Gesh	and he brought near	H5066 →
אֹתָם֙	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק	vai.yi.Shak	and he kissed	H5401 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	<to> them
וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק	vay.cha.Bek	and he embraced	H2263 →
לָהֶֽם׃	la.Hem	<to> them

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
leads to
- Matthew 13:15
  For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts,…
- Acts 28:27
  For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts,…
- Jeremiah 5:21
  “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
- Jeremiah 6:10
  To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find…
- John 3:19–20
  And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
Through
Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 3:2
  And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 27:27
So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has…
leads to
- Hebrews 6:7
  For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
- Psalms 65:10
  You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Deuteronomy 34:7Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.Genesis 27:27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.Acts 20:1When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.Ecclesiastes 12:2before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,Ecclesiastes 12:3on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”1 Samuel 4:15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.Genesis 45:15Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”Genesis 31:55Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.1 Samuel 3:2And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.1 Kings 14:4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

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