Genesis 48:19

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 48 › Verse 19

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

In other translations

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

Hebrew words

וַיְמָאֵןvayma'enand he refusedH3985אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045בְנִיveniO son myH1121יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045גַּם־gam-alsoH1571הוּאhu'heH1931יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-he will becomeH1961לְּעָםle'am<into> a peopleH5971וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571הוּאhu'heH1931יִגְדָּלyigdalhe will become greatH1431וְאוּלָםve'ulamand butH199אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251הַקָּטֹןhakaton<the> youngH6996יִגְדַּלyigdalhe will become greatH1431מִמֶּנּוּmimenumore than himH4480וְזַרְעוֹvezar'oand offspring hisH2233יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961מְלֹא־melo'-[the] fullness ofH4393הַגּוֹיִם׃hagoyimthe nationsH1471

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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