Genesis
Genesis 48:15
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,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he blessed | וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ | way·ḇā·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֖ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| and said | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| May the God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| before | לְפָנָיו֙ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| my fathers | אֲבֹתַ֤י | ’ă·ḇō·ṯay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֣ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| and Isaac | וְיִצְחָ֔ק | wə·yiṣ·ḥāq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| walked | הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ | hiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the God | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| who has been my shepherd | הָרֹעֶ֣ה | hā·rō·‘eh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| all my life | מֵעוֹדִ֖י | mê·‘ō·w·ḏî | Preposition-m; Adverb; first person common singular | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.