Genesis

Genesis 48:1

¹Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some time later	אַחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Joseph	לְיוֹסֵ֔ף	lə·yō·w·sêp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
was told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
is ill	חֹלֶ֑ה	ḥō·leh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
So he set out	וַיִּקַּ֞ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
with	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
his two	שְׁנֵ֤י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנָיו֙	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
and Ephraim	אֶפְרָֽיִם׃	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim

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