Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings,הַדְּבָרִיםsomeone saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,לְיוֹסֵף“Look,הִנֵּהyour fatherאָבִיךָis ill.”חֹלֶהSo he tookוַיִּקַּחhis twoאֶת שְׁנֵיsonsבָנָיוwith him,עִמּוֹManassehאֶת מְנַשֶּׁהand Ephraim.וְאֶת אֶפְרָיִם
Someone toldוַיַּגֵּדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהyour sonבִּנְךָJosephיוֹסֵףhas comeבָּאto you.”אֵלֶיךָIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgathered his strengthוַיִּתְחַזֵּקand sat upוַיֵּשֶׁבonעַלthe bed.הַמִּטָּה
Jacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“El Shaddaiאֵל שַׁדַּיappearedנִרְאָהto meאֵלַיat Luzבְּלוּזin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaanכְּנָעַןand blessedוַיְבָרֶךְme.אֹתִי
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי‘Look,הִנְIנִיwill make you fruitfulמַפְרְךָand multiply you,וְהִרְבִּיתִךָand I will make youוּנְתַתִּיךָan assemblyלִקְהַלof peoples,עַמִּיםand I will giveוְנָתַתִּיthisהַזֹּאתlandאֶת הָאָרֶץto your offspringלְזַרְעֲךָafter youאַחֲרֶיךָas an eternalעוֹלָםpossession.’אֲחֻזַּת
And nowוְעַתָּהyour twoשְׁנֵיsons,בָנֶיךָwho were bornהַנּוֹלָדִיםto youלְךָin the landבְּאֶרֶץof EgyptמִצְרַיִםbeforeעַדI cameבֹּאִיto youאֵלֶיךָin Egypt,מִצְרַיְמָהare mine;לִי הֵםEphraimאֶפְרַיִםand Manasseh,וּמְנַשֶּׁהlike Reubenכִּרְאוּבֵןand Simeon,וְשִׁמְעוֹןwill beיִהְיוּmine.לִי
But the childrenוּמוֹלַדְתְּךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have fatheredהוֹלַדְתָּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםwill beיִהְיוּyours;לְךָby the nameעַל שֵׁםof their brothersאֲחֵיהֶםthey will be calledיִקָּרְאוּin their inheritance.בְּנַחֲלָתָם
As for me,וַאֲנִיwhen I cameבְּבֹאִיfrom Paddan,מִפַּדָּןRachelרָחֵלdiedמֵתָהon meעָלַיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaanכְּנַעַןon the way,בַּדֶּרֶךְwhen there was stillבְּעוֹדsome distanceכִּבְרַת אֶרֶץto goלָבֹאto Ephrath;אֶפְרָתָהand I buried herוָאֶקְבְּרֶהָthereשָּׁםon the wayבְּדֶרֶךְto Ephrath,אֶפְרָתthatהִואis Bethlehem.”בֵּית לָחֶם
IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsawוַיַּרְאJoseph’sיוֹסֵףsonsאֶת בְּנֵיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיare these?”אֵלֶּה
Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his father,אֶל אָבִיו“Theyהֵםare my sons,בָּנַיwhomאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas givenנָתַןmeלִיhere.”בָּזֶהHe said,וַיֹּאמַר“Bring themקָחֶםto me,אֵלַיplease,נָאthat I may bless them.”וַאֲבָרֲכֵם
Now the eyesוְעֵינֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere heavyכָּבְדוּfrom old age;מִזֹּקֶןhe could notלֹא יוּכַלsee.לִרְאוֹתSo he brought them nearוַיַּגֵּשׁ אֹתָםto him,אֵלָיוand he kissedוַיִּשַּׁקthemלָהֶםand embracedוַיְחַבֵּקthem.לָהֶם
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“I did notלֹאexpectפִלָּלְתִּיto seeרְאֹהyour face,פָנֶיךָand look,וְהִנֵּהElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas let me seeהֶרְאָה אֹתִיyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֶךָalso.”גַּם
Then Josephוַ יוֹסֵףbrought them outיּוֹצֵא אֹתָםfrom besideמֵעִםhis knees,בִּרְכָּיוand he bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwith his faceלְאַפָּיוto the ground.אָרְצָה
Josephיוֹסֵףtookוַיִּקַּחthe two of them,אֶת שְׁנֵיהֶםEphraimאֶת אֶפְרַיִםin his right handבִּימִינוֹtoward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵלleft,מִשְּׂמֹאלand Manassehוְאֶת מְנַשֶּׁהin his left handבִשְׂמֹאלוֹtoward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵלright,מִימִיןand brought them nearוַיַּגֵּשׁto him.אֵלָיו
But Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלstretched outיִּשְׁלַחhis right handאֶת יְמִינוֹand put itוַיָּשֶׁתonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםthough heוְהוּאwas the younger,הַצָּעִירand his left handוְאֶת שְׂמֹאלוֹonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהcrossingשִׂכֵּלhis hands,אֶת יָדָיוalthoughכִּיManassehמְנַשֶּׁהwas the firstborn.הַבְּכוֹר
He blessedוַיְבָרֶךְJosephאֶת יוֹסֵףand said,וַיֹּאמַר“The Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםbefore whomאֲשֶׁר לְפָנָיוmy fathersאֲבֹתַיAbrahamאַבְרָהָםand Isaacוְיִצְחָקwalked,הִתְהַלְּכוּthe Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwho has shepherdedהָרֹעֶהmeאֹתִיsince I came to beמֵעוֹדִיuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹם
the angelהַמַּלְאָךְwho has redeemedהַגֹּאֵלmeאֹתִיfrom allמִכָּלevil,רָעblessיְבָרֵךְthe young men;אֶת הַנְּעָרִיםand in themוְ בָהֶםlet my nameשְׁמִיbe called,יִקָּרֵאand the nameוְשֵׁםof my fathersאֲבֹתַיAbrahamאַבְרָהָםand Isaac;וְיִצְחָקand let them teemוְיִדְגּוּin multitudeלָרֹבin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the earth.”הָאָרֶץ
When Josephוַ יוֹסֵףsawיַּרְאthatכִּיhis fatherאָבִיוputיָשִׁיתhis rightיְמִינוֹhandיַדonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםit was displeasingוַיֵּרַעin his eyes;בְּעֵינָיוand he took hold ofוַיִּתְמֹךְhis father’sאָבִיוhandיַדto moveלְהָסִירitאֹתָהּfromמֵעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםtoעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Manasseh.מְנַשֶּׁה
Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his father,אֶל אָבִיו“Notלֹאso,כֵןmy father,אָבִיforכִּיthis oneזֶהis the firstborn;הַבְּכֹרputשִׂיםyour right handיְמִינְךָonעַלhis head.”רֹאשׁוֹ
But his fatherוַ אָבִיוrefusedיְמָאֵןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I know,יָדַעְתִּיmy son,בְנִיI know;יָדַעְתִּיheהוּאtooגַּםwill becomeיִהְיֶהa people,לְּעָםand heוְ הוּאtooגַםwill be great;יִגְדָּלbutוְאוּלָםhis youngerהַקָּטֹןbrotherאָחִיוwill be greaterיִגְדַּלthan he,מִמֶּנּוּand his offspringוְזַרְעוֹwill becomeיִהְיֶהthe fullnessמְלֹאof the nations.”הַגּוֹיִם
He blessed themוַיְבָרֲכֵםthatהַהוּאday,בַּיּוֹםsaying,לֵאמוֹר“By youבְּךָIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill bless,יְבָרֵךְsaying,לֵאמֹר‘May Elohimאֱלֹהִיםmake youיְשִׂמְךָlike Ephraimכְּאֶפְרַיִםand like Manasseh.’”וְכִמְנַשֶּׁהSo he putוַיָּשֶׂםEphraimאֶת אֶפְרַיִםbeforeלִפְנֵיManasseh.מְנַשֶּׁה
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam about to die,מֵתbut Elohimוְ אֱלֹהִיםwill beהָיָהwith youעִמָּכֶםand will bringוְהֵשִׁיבyouאֶתְכֶםbackהֵשִׁיבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof your fathers.אֲבֹתֵיכֶם
And Iוַאֲנִיhave givenנָתַתִּיyouלְךָoneאַחַדportionשְׁכֶםmore thanעַלyour brothers,אַחֶיךָwhichאֲשֶׁרI tookלָקַחְתִּיfrom the handמִיַּדof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִיwith my swordבְּחַרְבִּיand with my bow.”וּבְקַשְׁתִּי