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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“I did notלֹאexpectפִלָּלְתִּיto seeרְאֹהyour face,פָנֶיךָand look,וְהִנֵּהElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas let me seeהֶרְאָה אֹתִיyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֶךָalso.”גַּם
Genesis 48:11
Study it in the app“Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face, and look, Elohim has let me see your offspring also.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 48:11, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- 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- expectפִלָּלְתִּיfilalti
suppose
To think, suppose something.
Where else “filalti” appears- to seeרְאֹהreo
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reo” appears- your faceפָנֶיfane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fane” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- your offspringזַרְעֶzare
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zare” appears
The context
10Now the eyes of Israel were heavy from old age; he could not see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
11 · This verse (above)
12Then Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the ground.
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?