Study it in the app“He blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May Elohim make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.”
He blessed themוַיְבָרֲכֵםthatהַהוּאday,בַּיּוֹםsaying,לֵאמוֹר“By youבְּךָIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill bless,יְבָרֵךְsaying,לֵאמֹר‘May Elohimאֱלֹהִיםmake youיְשִׂמְךָlike Ephraimכְּאֶפְרַיִםand like Manasseh.’”וְכִמְנַשֶּׁהSo he putוַיָּשֶׂםEphraimאֶת אֶפְרַיִםbeforeלִפְנֵיManasseh.מְנַשֶּׁה
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarache” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsIsrael
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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsmake
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “yesim” appearsEphraim
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” appearsManasseh
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” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears19But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he too will become a people, and he too will be great; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become the fullness of the nations.”
20 · This verse (above)
21Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but Elohim will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
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?
