King James Version
Genesis 48:1 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two s...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
Genesis 48:1 · KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“these things”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“Behold thy father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“is sick”
H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Manasseh”
H4519menashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and Ephraim”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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