Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947 [e] וַיִּקַּ֣ח way-yiq-qaḥ And took Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies 3) a son of Asaph 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah">3130 [e] יוֹסֵף֮ yō-w-sêp̄ Joseph N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- the DirObjM 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)">8147 [e] שְׁנֵיהֶם֒ šə-nê-hem two Number-mdc | 3mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- of them DirObjM 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem">669 [e] אֶפְרַ֤יִם ’ep̄-ra-yim Ephraim N-proper-ms 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)">3225 [e] בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ bî-mî-nōw with his right hand Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)">8040 [e] מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל miś-śə-mōl toward left hand Prep-m | N-msc 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś-rā-’êl, of Israel N-proper-ms 853 [e] וְאֶת־ wə-’eṯ- and Conj-w | DirObjM 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile 3) a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra">4519 [e] מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה mə-naš-šeh Manasseh N-proper-ms 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)">8040 [e] בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ ḇiś-mō-lōw with his left hand Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)">3225 [e] מִימִ֣ין mî-mîn toward right hand Prep-m | N-fsc 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiś-rā-’êl; of Israel N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) to draw or come near 1a1) of humans 1a1a) of sexual intercourse 1a2) of inanimate subject 1a2a) to approach one another 1b) (Niphal) to draw near 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring 1d) (Hophal) to be brought near 1e) (Hithpael) to draw near">5066 [e] וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ way-yag-gêš and brought [them] near Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֵלָֽיו׃ ’ê-lāw. him Prep | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them both--with his right hand Ephraim toward Israel's left, and with his left hand Manasseh toward Israel's right--and brought them to Israel.

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