Genesis 48:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
יוֹסֵף֮
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁנֵיהֶם֒
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶפְרַ֤יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
בִּֽימִינוֹ֙
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
מִימִ֣ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אֵלָֽיו
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right, and brought near to him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).