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KJV Lexicon And he blessedbarak (baw-rak') to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) them that day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) In thee shall Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. bless barak (baw-rak') to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. make suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. thee as Ephraim 'Ephrayim (ef-rah'-yim) double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites. and as Manasseh Mnashsheh (men-ash-sheh') causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh. and he set suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. Ephraim 'Ephrayim (ef-rah'-yim) double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) Manasseh Mnashsheh (men-ash-sheh') causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!'" Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. King James Bible And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he blessed them that day with these words: The nation Israel will invoke blessings by you, saying," May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh," putting Ephraim before Manasseh. International Standard Version That very day, Jacob blessed them with this blessing: "By you Israel will extend this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!'" By doing this, he placed Ephraim before Manasseh. NET Bible So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you will Israel bless, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" So he put Ephraim before Manasseh. GOD'S WORD® Translation That day he blessed them. He said, "Because of you, Israel will speak this blessing, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!' " In this way Israel put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. King James 2000 Bible And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. Links Genesis 48:20Genesis 48:20 NIV Genesis 48:20 NLT Genesis 48:20 ESV Genesis 48:20 NASB Genesis 48:20 KJV |