Genesis 48:13

וַיִּקַּח יוֹסֵף אֶת ־ שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶת ־ אֶפְרַיִם בִּֽימִינוֹ מִשְּׂמֹאל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת ־ מְנַשֶּׁה בִשְׂמֹאלוֹ מִימִין יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּגֵּשׁ אֵלָֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

In Context

12וַיּוֹצֵא יוֹסֵף אֹתָם מֵעִם בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו אָֽרְצָה ׃

14וַיִּשְׁלַח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ יְמִינוֹ וַיָּשֶׁת עַל ־ רֹאשׁ אֶפְרַיִם וְהוּא הַצָּעִיר וְאֶת ־ שְׂמֹאלוֹ עַל ־ רֹאשׁ מְנַשֶּׁה שִׂכֵּל אֶת ־ יָדָיו כִּי מְנַשֶּׁה הַבְּכֽוֹר ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 46:20וַיִּוָּלֵד לְיוֹסֵף בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה ־ לּוֹ אָֽסְנַת בַּת ־ פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן אֶת ־ מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶת ־ אֶפְרָֽיִם ׃

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:9-22

Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph; Jacob's Dying Prophecy. ( b. c. 1689.) 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God… Read the whole commentary →

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