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Genesis 48

Gen. 48:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Angel
mal'ak (Hebrew #4397)
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV usage: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Pronounce: mal-awk'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
o which redeemed
ga'al (Hebrew #1350)
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
KJV usage: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Pronounce: gaw-al'
p me from all evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
, bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
the lads
na`ar (Hebrew #5288)
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
KJV usage: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Pronounce: nah'-ar
Origin: from 5287
; and let my name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
be named
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
on them, and the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of my fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
and Isaac
Yitschaq (Hebrew #3327)
laughter (i.e. mochery); Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
KJV usage: Isaac. Compare 3446.
Pronounce: yits-khawk'
Origin: from 6711
; and let them βgrow
dagah (Hebrew #1711)
to move rapidly; used only as a denominative from 1709; to spawn, i.e. become numerous
KJV usage: grow.
Pronounce: daw-gaw'
Origin: a primitive root
into a multitude
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
q in the midst
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Gen. 31:11• 11And the angel of God said to me, in a dream, Jacob; and I said, Here [am] I. (Gen. 31:11)
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Isa. 63:9• 9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old. (Isa. 63:9)
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Psa. 34:22• 22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants,{HR}And all those who trust in him shall not incur guilt. (Psa. 34:22)
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as fishes do increase.
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Num. 26:34,37• 34{i}—These are the families of Manasseh; and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred.{/i}
 37{i}These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.{/i} (Num. 26:34,37)

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Gen. 16:7‑13• 7{i}And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.{/i}
 8{i}And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.{/i}
 9{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.{/i}
 10{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.{/i}
 11{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.{/i}
 12{i}And he will be a wild-ass of a man, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren.{/i}
 13{i}And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.{/i} (Gen. 16:7‑13)
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Gen. 28:15• 15And behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee till I have done that of which I have spoken to thee. (Gen. 28:15)
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Gen. 31:11‑13• 11And the angel of God said to me, in a dream, Jacob; and I said, Here [am] I.
 12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes and see: all the rams that leap upon the flock [are] ringstraked, speckled, and spotted: for I have seen all that Laban doth to thee.
 13I [am] the God of Bethel where thou anointedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vow to me. Now arise, depart out of this land, and return to the land of thy kindred. (Gen. 31:11‑13)
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Ex. 3:2‑6• 2And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bramble; and he looked and behold, the bramble burned with fire, and the bramble was not consumed.
 3And Moses said, Let me now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bramble is not burnt.
 4And Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him out of the midst of the bramble, and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, here [am] I.
 5And he said, Draw not nigh hither; loose thy sandals from off thy feet; for the place, whereon thou standest is holy ground.
 6And he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. (Ex. 3:2‑6)
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Ex. 23:20‑21• 20{i}Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.{/i}
 21{i}Be careful in his presence, and hearken unto his voice: do not provoke him, for he will not forgive your transgressions; for my name is in him.{/i} (Ex. 23:20‑21)
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Judg. 2:1‑4• 1And the angel of Jehovah, came up from Gilgal to Bochim, {i}and said,{/i} I have made you go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
 2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
 3Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
 4And it came to pass, when the angel of Jehovah spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. (Judg. 2:1‑4)
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Judg. 6:21‑24• 21{i}And the Angel of Jehovah put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. And the Angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.{/i}
 22When Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah for because I have seen an angel of Jehovah face to face.
 23And Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
 24{i}And Gideon built there an altar to Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom. To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.{/i} (Judg. 6:21‑24)
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Judg. 13:21‑22• 21{i}And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that it was the Angel of Jehovah.{/i}
 22{i}And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.{/i} (Judg. 13:21‑22)
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Psa. 34:7,22• 7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about{HR}Those who fear him and delivereth them.
 22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants,{HR}And all those who trust in him shall not incur guilt. (Psa. 34:7,22)
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Psa. 121:7• 7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil,{HR}He will keep thy soul. (Psa. 121:7)
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Isa. 47:4• 4[As for] our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts [is] his name, the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 47:4)
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Isa. 63:9• 9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old. (Isa. 63:9)
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Hos. 12:4‑5• 4Yea; he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
 5even Jehovah the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial. (Hos. 12:4‑5)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Acts 7:30‑35• 30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
 31And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
 32I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe.
 33And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
 34I have surely seen the ill-treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and am come down to take them out for myself. And now come, I send thee into Egypt.
 35This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge? him hath God sent [both] ruler and deliverer, with an angel's hand that appeared to him in the bush. (Acts 7:30‑35)
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1 Cor. 10:4,9• 4and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they were drinking of a spiritual attendant rock (and the rock was Christ);
 9Neither let us tempt the Lord, even as some of them tempted, and were perishing by the serpents. (1 Cor. 10:4,9)
redeemed.
Psa. 34:2• 2My soul shall glory in Jehovah;{HR}The afflicted shall hear and be glad. (Psa. 34:2)
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Matt. 6:13• 13{i}and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.{/i} (Matt. 6:13)
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John 17:15• 15I do not ask that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them out of the evil. (John 17:15)
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Rom. 8:23• 23and not only [so], but ourselves too, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves within ourselves are groaning, awaiting [the] adoption, the redemption of our body. (Rom. 8:23)
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2 Tim. 4:18• 18The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (2 Tim. 4:18)
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Titus 2:14• 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14)
my name.
Gen. 48:5• 5And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, [shall be] mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine as Reuben and Simeon. (Gen. 48:5)
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Gen. 32:28• 28And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28)
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Deut. 28:10• 10{i}And all peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah, and they shall be afraid of thee.{/i} (Deut. 28:10)
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2 Chron. 7:14• 14{i}and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land{/i}. (2 Chron. 7:14)
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Jer. 14:9• 9Why shouldest thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. (Jer. 14:9)
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Amos 9:12• 12that they may inherit the remnant of Edom, and of all the Gentiles which are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this. (Amos 9:12)
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Acts 15:17• 17so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations upon whom my name is called saith [the] Lord, who maketh [all] these things (Acts 15:17)
grow into.
Heb. as fishes do increase.
Gen. 1:21‑22• 21And God created the great whales and every living creature that moveth with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was; good.
 22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. (Gen. 1:21‑22)
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Num. 1:46• 46{i}all they that were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.{/i} (Num. 1:46)
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Num. 26:34,37• 34{i}—These are the families of Manasseh; and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred.{/i}
 37{i}These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.{/i} (Num. 26:34,37)
Fish are the most prolific of all animals:
a tench lays 1,000 eggs, a carp 20,000, and Leuwenhoek counted in a middling sized cod, 9,384,000.a multitude.
Gen. 49:22• 22Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a fountain; daughters shoot over the wall. (Gen. 49:22)
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Ex. 1:7• 7And the children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and became exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them. (Ex. 1:7)
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Num. 26:28‑37• 28{i}The sons of Joseph, after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.{/i}
 29{i}The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites (and Machir begot Gilead); of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.{/i}
 30{i}These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helkites;{/i}
 31{i}and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;{/i}
 32{i}and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.{/i}
 33{i}—And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.{/i}
 34{i}—These are the families of Manasseh; and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred.{/i}
 35{i}These are the sons of Ephraim, after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.{/i}
 36{i}And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.{/i}
 37{i}These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.{/i} (Num. 26:28‑37)
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Deut. 33:17• 17The first-born of his herd is honour to him,{HR}And his horns the horns of a buffalo:{HR}With them he shall push peoples together to the ends of the earth;{HR}And they are the myriads of Ephraim,{HR}And they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deut. 33:17)
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Josh. 17:17• 17{i}And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying{/i}, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only: (Josh. 17:17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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the Angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the landc!

JND Translation Notes

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Or "earth." see Note 1 Sam. 2.8 and Matt. 5.5.

W. Kelly Translation

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the angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the eartha .

WK Translation Notes

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(land)