Genesis

Genesis 48:21–22

²¹Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. ²²And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land^d that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”

Footnotes

d 48:22 Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem

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Genesis 48:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then 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
Look	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am about to die	מֵ֑ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
but God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will be	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with you	עִמָּכֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
and bring	וְהֵשִׁ֣יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
you	אֶתְכֶ֔ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
back to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father

Genesis 48:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And to you	לְךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
as one who is above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your brothers	אַחֶ֑יךָ	’a·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
give	נָתַ֧תִּֽי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
the	אַחַ֖ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
ridge of land	שְׁכֶ֥ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I took	לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙	lā·qaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
from	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the Amorites	הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
with my sword	בְּחַרְבִּ֖י	bə·ḥar·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2719 sword
and bow	וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃פ	ū·ḇə·qaš·tî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7198 bow

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Genesis 48:21 Genesis 46:4 · Genesis 50:24 · Genesis 26:3 · Genesis 28:15 · Hebrews 7:3 · Hebrews 7:23–25

Genesis 48:22 John 4:5 · Joshua 24:32 · 1 Chronicles 5:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.