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JosephיוֹסֵףsawוַיַּרְאEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַיִםchildrenבְּנֵיof the third generation;שִׁלֵּשִׁיםalsoגַּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Machirמָכִירsonבֶּןof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהwere bornיֻלְּדוּonעַלJoseph’sיוֹסֵףknees.בִּרְכֵּי
Genesis 50:23
Study it in the app“Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; also the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were born on Joseph’s knees.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:23, word by word
- 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- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- Ephraim’sאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
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” appears- childrenבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the third generationשִׁלֵּשִׁיםshileshim
third generation
Descendants of the third generation: great-grandchildren.
Where else “shileshim” appears- of Machirמָכִירmachir
Machir
Machir, the name of two men: the son of Manasseh, father of Gilead, and the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, who took in Mephibosheth and later helped David.
Where else “machir” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
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” appears- were bornיֻלְּדוּyuldu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yuldu” appears- kneesבִּרְכֵּיbirke
knee
Knee.
Where else “birke” appears
Translation note
To be “born on the knees” of someone indicates that he recognizes them as his own (compare 30:3).
The context
22Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father’s household; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.
23 · This verse (above)
24Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but Elohim will surely attend to you and bring you up from this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
To study Genesis 50 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?