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To Josephלְיוֹסֵףin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםwere bornוַיִּוָּלֵדManassehאֶת מְנַשֶּׁהand Ephraim,וְאֶת אֶפְרָיִםwhomאֲשֶׁרAsenath,אָסְנַתthe daughterבַּתof Potiphera,פּוֹטִי פֶרַעpriestכֹּהֵןof On,אֹןboreיָלְדָהto him.לּוֹ
Genesis 46:20
Study it in the app“To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:20, word by word
- To Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- were bornיִּוָּלֵדyivaled
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yivaled” appears- Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- and Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- Asenathאָסְנַתasnat
Asenath
Asenath, the Egyptian wife of Joseph, mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.
Where else “asnat” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Potipheraפּוֹטִיpoti
Potiphera
Potiphera, priest of the city of On, father-in-law of Joseph. He is not the Potiphar of Genesis 39.
Where else “poti” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
pagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “kohen” appears- of Onאֹןon
On
On, a city of Egypt, center of the worship of the sun.
Where else “on” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
19The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 · This verse (above)
21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?