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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam about to die,מֵתbut Elohimוְ אֱלֹהִיםwill beהָיָהwith youעִמָּכֶםand will bringוְהֵשִׁיבyouאֶתְכֶםbackהֵשִׁיבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof your fathers.אֲבֹתֵיכֶם
Genesis 48:21
Study it in the app“Israel 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 48:21, 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- am about to dieמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- but Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- and will bringהֵשִׁיבheshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshiv” appears- to the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears
The context
20He 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And I have given you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”
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?