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Genesis 48:5 Interlinear

And now thy two sons which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came of Egypt Ephraim and Manasseh are mine as Reuben and Simeon

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַתָּ֡הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
2שְׁנֵֽיH8147And now thy twotwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
3בָנֶיךָ֩H1121sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
4הַנּֽוֹלָדִ֨יםH3205which were bornto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
5לְךָ֜H0
6בְּאֶ֣רֶץH776unto thee in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7מִצְרַ֖יְמָהH4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
8עַדH5704beforeas far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
9בֹּאִ֥יH935I cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
10אֵלֶ֛יךָH413near, with or among; often in general, to
11מִצְרַ֖יְמָהH4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
12לִיH0
13הֵ֑םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
14אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙H669Ephraimephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
15וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519and Manassehmenashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
16כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןH7205are mine as Reubenreuben, a son of jacob
17וְשִׁמְע֖וֹןH8095and Simeonshimon, one of jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
18יִֽהְיוּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
19לִֽי׃H0

Verse Context

Genesis 48:4And said unto me Behold I will make thee fruitful and multiply and will give...
Genesis 48:5 (current) And now thy two sons which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came of Egypt Ephraim and Manasseh are mine as Reuben and Simeon
Genesis 48:6And thy issue which thou begettest after ...

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