Genesis

Genesis 48:20

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So that day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
blessed	וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם	way·ḇā·ră·ḵêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1288 kneel, bless
them	הַהוּא֮	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
By you	בְּךָ֗	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
shall Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
pronounce	לֵאמוֹר֒	lê·mō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
this blessing	יְבָרֵ֤ךְ	yə·ḇā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
May God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
make	יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣	yə·śim·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
you like Ephraim	כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם	kə·’ep̄·ra·yim	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and Manasseh	וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	wə·ḵim·naš·šeh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
So he put	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh

Cross-references

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Ruth 4:11–12 · Genesis 28:3 · Genesis 24:60

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.