Study it in the app“He blessed Joseph and said, “The Elohim before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the Elohim who has shepherded me since I came to be until this day,”
He blessedוַיְבָרֶךְJosephאֶת יוֹסֵףand said,וַיֹּאמַר“The Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםbefore whomאֲשֶׁר לְפָנָיוmy fathersאֲבֹתַיAbrahamאַבְרָהָםand Isaacוְיִצְחָקwalked,הִתְהַלְּכוּthe Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwho has shepherdedהָרֹעֶהmeאֹתִיsince I came to beמֵעוֹדִיuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹם
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appearsJoseph
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearspresence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “fanay” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appearsIsaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appearswalk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “hithalchu” appearsshepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roe” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 · This verse (above)
16the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the young men; and in them let my name be called, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them teem in multitude in the midst of the earth.”
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?
