Study it in the app“the 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.””
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
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appearsredeem
To buy back a relative or their land.
Where else “goel” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appearsboy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “nearim” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikare” 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” appearsmultiply
Multiply like fish, grow numerous. It occurs only in Genesis 48:16.
Where else “yidgu” appearsmultitude
A great crowd of people or things.
Where else “rov” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsJacob names three times the one from whom he asks the blessing (“the Elohim… the Elohim… the angel,” 48:15-16), and the verb “bless” (yevarech) is in the singular.
15He 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,
16 · This verse (above)
17When Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was displeasing in his eyes; and he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.
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?
