Genesis 48:20
So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
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ASV
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
KJV
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם | vay.Va.ra.Khem | and he blessed them | H1288 → |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | bai.Yom | on the day | H3117 → |
| הַהוּא֮ | ha.Hu' | <the> that | H1931 → |
| לֵאמוֹר֒ | le.mOr | <to> saying | H559 → |
| בְּךָ֗ | be.Kha | by you | |
| יְבָרֵ֤ךְ | ye.va.Rekh | it will bless | H1288 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ | ye.sim.Kha | may he make you | H7760 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם | ke.'ef.Ra.yim | like Ephraim | H669 → |
| וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | ve.khim.na.Sheh | and like Manasseh | H4519 → |
| וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | vai.Ya.sem | and he put | H7760 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶפְרַ֖יִם | 'ef.Ra.yim | Ephraim | H669 → |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ | me.na.Sheh | Manasseh | H4519 → |
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