Kejadian 48:7
Konteks48:7 But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died – to my sorrow 1 – in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). 2
Kejadian 48:20
Konteks48:20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you 3 will Israel bless, 4 saying,
‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
So he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 5
[48:7] 1 tn Heb “upon me, against me,” which might mean something like “to my sorrow.”
[48:7] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[48:20] 3 tn The pronoun is singular in the Hebrew text, apparently elevating Ephraim as the more prominent of the two. Note, however, that both are named in the blessing formula that follows.
[48:20] 4 tn Or “pronounce a blessing.”
[48:20] 5 sn On the elevation of Ephraim over Manasseh see E. C. Kingsbury, “He Set Ephraim Before Manasseh,” HUCA 38 (1967): 129-36; H. Mowvley, “The Concept and Content of ‘Blessing’ in the Old Testament,” BT 16 (1965): 74-80; and I. Mendelsohn, “On the Preferential Status of the Eldest Son,” BASOR 156 (1959): 38-40.