## Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapter 48

###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:1
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין וְאִיתְאַמַר לְיוֹסֵף לְמֵימַר אָבוּךְ שְׁכִיב מְרַע וּדְבַר יַת תְּרֵין בְּנוֹי עִמֵיהּ יַת מְנַשֶׁה וְיַת אֶפְרָיִם

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And after these things it was told Joseph, Behold, thy father is lying ill. And he took his two sons with him., Menasheh and Ephraim.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:2
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וְתַנִיאוּ לְיַעֲקב לְמֵימַר הָא בְּרָךְ יוֹסֵף אָתֵי לְוָתָךְ וְאִתְקֵף יִשְרָאֵל וִיתֵיב עַל דַרְגְשָׁא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was announced to Jakob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph hath come to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:3
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וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לְיוֹסֵף אֵל שַׁדַי אִתְגְלִי לִי בְּלוּז בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וּבְרִיךְ יָתִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Jakob said to Joseph: El Shadai revealed Himself to me at Luz, in the land of Kenaan, and blessed me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:4
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וַאֲמַר לִי הָא נָא מַפִּישׁ לָךְ וּמַסְגִי לָךְ וְאִיתְּנִינָךְ לְכִנְשַׁת שִׁבְטִין וְאֶתֵּן יַת אַרְעָא הָדָא לִבְרָךְ בַּתְרָךְ אַחְסָנַת עֲלָם

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And He said to me, Behold, I will increase thee and multiply thee, and make thee an assemblage of tribes, and will give this land to thy sons after thee for an everlasting inheritance.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:5
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וּכְדוֹן תְּרֵין בְּנָךְ דְאִתְיְלִידוּ לָךְ בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם עַד דְאָתִית לְוָתָךְ לְמִצְרַיִם דִילִי אִינוּן אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶׁה כִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן מִתְחַשְׁבִין לִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And now, thy two sons who have been born to thee in the land of Mizraim before I came to thee into Mizraim are mine; Ephraim and Menasheh as Reuben and Shimeon shall be reckoned unto me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:6
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וּבְנָךְ דִי תוֹלִיד בַּתְרֵיהוֹן דִילָךְ יְהוֹן עַל שׁוּם אֲחֵיהוֹן יִתְקְרוּן בְּאַחְסַנְתְּהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And thy children whom thou mayest beget after them shall be thine; by the name of their brethren shall they be called in their inheritance.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:7
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וַאֲנָא דְבָּעִיתִי מִינָךְ לְמִקְבְּרִי עִם אַבְהָתַי מִיתַת עָלַי רָחֵל בִּתְכֵּיף בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן בְּאוֹרְחָא בְּעוֹד סוֹגְעֵי אַרְעָא לְמֵיעוּל לְאֶפְרָת וְלָא יְכֵילִית לְסוֹבְרוּתָהּ לְמִקְבְּרָהּ בִּמְעָרַת כְּפֵילְתָּא וּקְבַרְתָּהּ תַּמָן בְּאוֹרַח אֶפְרָת הִיא בֵּית לָחֶם

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And I beseech thee to bury me with my fathers. Rahel died by me suddenly in the land of Kenaan, while there was yet much ground to come to Ephrath; nor could I carry her to bury her in the Double Cave, but I buried her there, in the way of Ephrath which is Bethlechem.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:8
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וַחֲמָא יִשְרָאֵל יַת בְּנוֹי דְיוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר מִן מַאן אִתְיְלִידוּ לָךְ אִלֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Israel looked at the sons of Joseph and said, From whom are these born to thee?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:9
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וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְאָבוּי בְּנַיי הִינוּן דִיהַב לִי מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ כְּדֵין כְּתָבָא דְעָלֵיהּ נְסֵיבִית יַת אָסְנַת בְּרַת דִינָה בְּרַתָּךְ לְאִינְתּוּ וַאֲמַר קָרֵבִינוֹן כְּדוֹן לְוָתִי וְאֵיבָרִיכִינוּן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph answered his father, They are my sons which the Word of the Lord gave me according to this writing, according to which I took Asenath the daughter of Dinah thy daughter to be my wife. And he said, Bring them now near to me, and I will bless them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:10
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וְעֵינֵי יִשְרָאֵל יְקָרָן מִן סֵיבוּ וְלָא יָכִיל לְמֵיחְמֵי וּקְרִיב יַתְהוֹן לְוָתֵיהּ וּנְשַׁק לְהוֹן וְגַפֵיף לְהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But Israel's eyes were heavy from age, and he could not see. And he brought them to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:11
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וַאֲמַר יִשְרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף מֵיחְמֵי סְבַר אַפָּךְ לָא חֲשִׁיבִית וְהָא אַחְמֵי יָתִי יְיָ אוּף יַת בְּנָךְ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Israel said to Joseph, To see thy face I had not reckoned, but, behold, the Lord hath also showed me thy sons.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:12
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וְאַפֵּיק יוֹסֵף יַתְהוֹן מִלְוַת רְכוּבוֹי וּסְגִיד עַל אַפּוֹי עַל אַרְעָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph brought them out from (between) his knees, and worshipped on his face upon the ground.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:13
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וּדְבַר יוֹסֵף יַת תַּרְוֵיהוֹם יַת אֶפְרַיִם מִן צְטַר יְמִינֵיהּ דְהוּא שְמָאלֵיהּ דְיִשְרָאֵל וְיַת מְנַשֶׁה מִן צְטַר שְמָאלֵיהּ דְהוּא יְמִינָא דְיִשְרָאֵל וּקְרֵיב לְוָותֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right side, which was Israel's left, and Menasheh on his left side, which was Israel's right, and brought them to him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:14
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וְאוֹשִׁיט יִשְרָאֵל יַת יְמִינֵיהּ וְשַׁוִי עַל רֵישָׁא דְאֶפְרַיִם וְהוּא זְעֵירָא וְיַת שְמָאלֵיהּ עַל רֵישָׁא דִמְנַשֶׁה פְּרַג יַת יְדוֹי אֲרוּם מְנַשֶׁה בּוּכְרָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger; and his left hand upon the head of Menasheh, altering his hands, for Menasheh was the firstborn.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:15
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וּבְרִיךְ יַת יוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר יְיָ דִי פְלָחוּ אַבְהָתַי קֳדָמוֹי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק יְיָ דְאֵיזַן יָתִי מִדְאִיתְנִי עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he blessed Joseph, and said: The Lord, before whom my fathers Abraham and Izhak, did serve; the Lord who hath fed me since I have been unto this day,


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:16
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יְהֵי רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ דְמַלְאָכָא דְזַמִינְתָּא לִי לְמִפְרַק יָתִי מִכָּל בִּישָׁא יְבָרֵךְ יַת טַלְיָיא וְיִתְקְרִי בְהוֹן שְׁמִי וְשׁוּם אַבְהָתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק וְהֵיכְמָא דְכַוְורֵי יַמָא סַגִי מִסְתְּגֵי בְמַיָא כְּדֵין בְּנוֹי דְיוֹסֵף יִתְקְפוּן לִסְגֵי בְּגוֹ אַרְעָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
be pleased that the angel whom thou didst ordain for me, to redeem me from all evil, may bless the children; and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abrabam and Izhak. And as the fishes of the sea in multiplying are multiplied in the sea, so may the children of Joseph be multiplied abundantly in the midst of the earth.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:17
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וַחֲמָא יוֹסֵף אֲרוּם מְשַׁוִי אָבוּי יַת יַד יְמִינֵיהּ עַל רֵישָׁא דְאֶפְרָיִם וּבְאִישׁ קֳדָמוֹי וְסַעֲדָא לְיָדָא דְאָבוּי לְאַעְדָאָה יָתָהּ מֵעַל רֵישָׁא דְאֶפְרָיִם לְאַנְחוּתֵיהּ עַל רֵישָׁא דִמְנַשֶׁה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand upon Ephraim's head; and it was evil before him, and he uplifted his father's hand to remove it from off the head of Ephraim, that it might rest on the head of Menasheh.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:18
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וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְאָבוּי לָא כְדֵין אַבָּא אֲרוּם דֵין בּוּכְרָא שַׁוִי יַד יְמִינָךְ עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn; lay thy right hand on his head.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:19
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וְסָרֵב אָבוּי וַאֲמַר יָדַעְנָא בְּרִי יָדַעְנָא דְהוּא בּוּכְרָא אוּף חֲכִּימְנָא דְאוּף הוּא יְהֵי לְעַם רַב וְאוּף הוּא יִסְגֵי וּבְרַם אָחוֹי קַלִילָא יַסְגֵי יַתִּיר מִנֵיהּ וּבְנוֹי יְהוֹן סַגִיאִין בְּעַמְמַיָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But his father was not willing, and said, I know, my son, I know that he is the firstborn, and also that he will be a great people, and will also be multiplied; yet will his younger brother be greater than he, and his sons be greater among the nations.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:20
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וּבָרֵיכִינוּן בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא לְמֵימַר בָּךְ יוֹסֵף בְּרִי יְבָרְכוּן בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל יַת יְנוּקָא בְּיוֹמָא דִמְהוּלְתָּא לְמֵימָר יְשַׁוִינָךְ יְיָ כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶׁה וּבְמִנְיַן שִׁבְטַיָא יִתְמַנֵי רַבָּא דְאֶפְרַיִם קֳדָם רַבָּא דִמְנַשֶׁה וּמַנֵי יַת אֶפְרַיִם דִיהֵי קֳדָם מְנַשֶׁה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he blessed them in that day, saying, In thee, Joseph my son, shall the house of Israel bless their infants in the day of their circumcision, saying, The Lord set thee as Ephraim and as Menasheh. And in the numbering of the tribes the prince of Ephraim shall be numbered before the prince of Menasheh. And he appointed that Ephraim should be before Menasheh.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:21
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וַאֲמַר יִשְרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף הָא אֲנָא מָטָא סוֹפִי לִמְמָת וִיהֵי מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּסַעֲדְכוֹן וִיתֵיב יַתְכוֹן לְאַרְעָא דַאֲבָהַתְכוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, my end cometh to die. But the Word of the Lord shall be your Helper, and restore you to the land of your fathers;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 48:22
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וַאֲנָא הָא יְהָבִית לָךְ יַת קַרְתָּא דִשְׁכֶם חוּלַק חָד לְמַתָּנָא יַתִּיר עַל אָחָךְ דִי נְסֵיבִית מִידֵיהוֹן דֶאֱמוֹרָאֵי בְּעִידָן דִי עַלְתוֹן לְגַוָוהּ וְקָמִית וְסַיְיעִית יַתְכוֹן בְּסַיְיפִי וּבְקַשְׁתִּי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and I, behold, I have given to thee the city of Shekem, one portion for a gift above thy brethren, which I took from the hand of the Amoraee at the time that you went into the midst of it, and I arose and helped you with my sword and with my bow.