Genesis

Genesis 48:14

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
stretched out	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his right hand	יְמִינ֜וֹ	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
and put	וַיָּ֨שֶׁת	way·yā·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the head	רֹ֤אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
the younger	הַצָּעִ֔יר	haṣ·ṣā·‘îr	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
and crossing	שִׂכֵּל֙	śik·kêl	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
his hands	יָדָ֔יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
he put his left	שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ	śə·mō·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8040 the left
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Manasseh’s	מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
head	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
although	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
was the firstborn	הַבְּכֽוֹר׃	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born

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