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Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings,הַדְּבָרִיםsomeone saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,לְיוֹסֵף“Look,הִנֵּהyour fatherאָבִיךָis ill.”חֹלֶהSo he tookוַיִּקַּחhis twoאֶת שְׁנֵיsonsבָנָיוwith him,עִמּוֹManassehאֶת מְנַשֶּׁהand Ephraim.וְאֶת אֶפְרָיִם
Genesis 48:1
Study it in the app“After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Look, your father is ill.” So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 48:1, word by word
- Afterיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears- someone saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- is illחֹלֶהchole
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chole” appears- So he tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- his twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” 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
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Someone told Jacob and said, “Look, your son Joseph has come to you.” Israel gathered his strength and sat up on the bed.
To study Genesis 48 in a group
1. What it says
Whom did Jacob bless, and what did he do with his hands (vv. 13-20)?
2. What it means
Why was Joseph displeased when he saw Jacob’s hands, and how did his father answer (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
How can you bless with your words the children or young people around you?