Genesis

Genesis 48:11

¹¹“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
expected	פִלָּ֑לְתִּי	p̄il·lā·lə·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to see	רְאֹ֥ה	rə·’ōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
your face again	פָנֶ֖יךָ	p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
but now	וְהִנֵּ֨ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has let me see	הֶרְאָ֥ה	her·’āh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
your children	זַרְעֶֽךָ׃	zar·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
as well	גַּ֥ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.