Genesis
Genesis 48:5
5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And now | וְעַתָּ֡ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| your two | שְׁנֵֽי־ | šə·nê- | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sons | בָנֶיךָ֩ | ḇā·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| born | הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים | han·nō·w·lā·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to you | לְךָ֜ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| in Egypt | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | |
| before | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | |
| I came | בֹּאִ֥י | bō·’î | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | |
| to you | אֵלֶ֛יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| mine | לִי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| and Manasseh | וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | ū·mə·naš·šeh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| shall be | יִֽהְיוּ־ | yih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| mine | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| just as Reuben | כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן | kir·’ū·ḇên | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7205 Reuben |
| and Simeon | וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן | wə·šim·‘ō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8095 Shimon |
Cross-references
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Genesis 41:50–52 · Genesis 46:20 · Joshua 14:4 · 1 Chronicles 5:1–2 · Joshua 13:7 · Revelation 7:6–7 · 2 Corinthians 6:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.