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IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsawוַיַּרְאJoseph’sיוֹסֵףsonsאֶת בְּנֵיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיare these?”אֵלֶּה
Genesis 48:8
Study it in the app“Israel saw Joseph’s sons and said, “Who are these?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 48:8, 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- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyosef
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- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears
The context
7As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died on me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is Bethlehem.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom Elohim has given me here.” He said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.”
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?