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1Some time later, Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 1וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־ שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־ אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. 2וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־ הַמִּטָּֽה׃
3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me 3וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־ יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־ אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃
4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ 4וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־ הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃
5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you [here] [shall be reckoned as] mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon [are mine]. 5וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־ בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־ בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־ הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־ לִֽי׃
6Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. 6וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃
7Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that [is], Bethlehem). 7וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־ אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” 8וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־ אֵֽלֶּה׃
9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this [place].” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless [them].” 9וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־ אָבִ֔יו בָּנַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־ נָֽתַן־ לִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶם־ נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃
10Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought [his sons] to him, and [his father] kissed them and embraced them. 10וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃
11“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.” 11וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־ יוֹסֵ֔ף רְאֹ֥ה פָנֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א פִלָּ֑לְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֨ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים גַּ֥ם אֶת־ זַרְעֶֽךָ׃
12Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. 12וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃
13And Joseph took both of them— with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand— and brought them close to him. 13וַיִּקַּ֣ח יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת־ שְׁנֵיהֶם֒ אֶת־ אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ מִימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ אֵלָֽיו׃
14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. 14וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת־ יְמִינ֜וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׁת עַל־ רֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְה֣וּא הַצָּעִ֔יר וְאֶת־ שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה שִׂכֵּל֙ אֶת־ יָדָ֔יו כִּ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַבְּכֽוֹר׃
15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 15וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֶת־ יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ אֲבֹתַ֤י לְפָנָיו֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֔ק הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ הָרֹעֶ֣ה אֹתִ֔י מֵעוֹדִ֖י עַד־ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
16the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” 16הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י מִכָּל־ רָ֗ע יְבָרֵךְ֮ אֶת־ הַנְּעָרִים֒ וְיִקָּרֵ֤א בָהֶם֙ שְׁמִ֔י וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲבֹתַ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֑ק וְיִדְגּ֥וּ לָרֹ֖ב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. 17וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי־ יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד־ יְמִינ֛וֹ עַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד־ אָבִ֗יו לְהָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
18“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.” 18וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל־ אָבִ֖יו לֹא־ כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑י כִּי־ זֶ֣ה הַבְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְךָ֖ עַל־ רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” 19וַיְמָאֵ֣ן אָבִ֗יו וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי בְנִי֙ יָדַ֔עְתִּי גַּם־ ה֥וּא יִֽהְיֶה־ לְּעָ֖ם וְגַם־ ה֣וּא יִגְדָּ֑ל וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְזַרְע֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מְלֹֽא־ הַגּוֹיִֽם׃
20So that day [Jacob] blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 20וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 21וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־ יוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וְהָיָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהֵשִׁ֣יב אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” 22וַאֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל־ אַחֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פ
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