Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 48:14 Interlinear

stretched out And Israel his right hand and laid head it upon Ephraim's who was the younger and his left hand head for Manasseh guiding his hands for Manasseh was the firstborn

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּשְׁלַח֩H7971stretched outto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
2יִשְׂרָאֵ֨לH3478And Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4יְמִינ֜וֹH3225his right handthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
5וַיָּ֨שֶׁתH7896and laidto place (in a very wide application)
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7רֹ֣אשׁH7218headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
8אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙H669it upon Ephraim'sephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
9וְה֣וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
10הַצָּעִ֔ירH6810who was the youngerlittle; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
11וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12שְׂמֹאל֖וֹH8040and his left handproperly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
13עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14רֹ֣אשׁH7218headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
15מְנַשֶּׁ֖הH4519for Manassehmenashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
16שִׂכֵּל֙H7919guidingto be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
17אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
18יָדָ֔יוH3027his handsa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
19כִּ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
20מְנַשֶּׁ֖הH4519for Manassehmenashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
21הַבְּכֽוֹר׃H1060was the firstbornfirst-born; hence, chief

Verse Context

Genesis 48:13took And Joseph them both Ephraim...
Genesis 48:14 (current)stretched out And Israel his right hand and laid head it upon Ephraim's who was the younger and his left hand head for Manasseh guiding his hands for Manasseh was the firstborn
Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph and said God ...

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