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Genesis 48:10

Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
Genesis 48:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃

  1. וְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.Nei“and [the] eyes of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  3. כָּבְד֣וּka.ve.Du“they were heavy”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּבֵד · “dull” · Strong's H3513J
  4. מִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.ken“from old age”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֹ֫קֶן · “old age” · Strong's H2207
  5. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. יוּכַ֖לyu.Khal“he was able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  7. לִרְא֑וֹתlir.'ot“to see”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  8. וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁvai.ya.Gesh“and he brought near”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
  9. אֹתָם֙'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.Shak“and he kissed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשַׁק · “to kiss” · Strong's H5401A
  12. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“<to> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. וַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.Bek“and he embraced”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַק · “to embrace” · Strong's H2263
  14. לָהֶֽם׃la.Hem“<to> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)