Genesis

Genesis 48:9

9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.”

So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Josephיוֹסֵף֙yō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his fatherאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Theyהֵ֔םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are the sonsבָּנַ֣יbā·nayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1121 son
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has givenנָֽתַן־nā·ṯan-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
meלִ֥יlîPreposition; first person common singular
in thisבָּזֶ֑הbā·zehPreposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
So Jacob saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רway·yō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Pleaseנָ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
bring themקָֽחֶם־qā·ḥem-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH3947 take
to meאֵלַ֖י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
that I may blessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃wa·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH1288 kneel, bless

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