Genesis 48:16

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Angel	הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ ha.mal.'oKh	H4397	a messenger · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
redeemed	הַגֹּאֵ֨ל ha.go.'El	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
evil	רָ֗ע Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
bless	יְבָרֵךְ֮ ye.va.reKh	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
lads	הַנְּעָרִים֒ ha.ne.'a.Rim	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
name	שְׁמִ֔י she.Mi	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
named	וְיִקָּרֵ֤א ve.yi.ka.Re'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, niphal, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֥ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
fathers	אֲבֹתַ֖י 'a.vo.Tai	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֣ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
Isaac	וְיִצְחָ֑ק ve.yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
grow	וְיִדְגּ֥וּ ve.yid.Gu	H1711	to spawn · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
multitude	לָרֹ֖ב la.Ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
midst	בְּקֶ֥רֶב be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
earth	הָאָֽרֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Genesis 28:13-15 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,…
Genesis 48:5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as…
Genesis 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
Numbers 26:28-37 The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
Joshua 17:17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shal…
Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Acts 15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:8–end

Here is, I. The blessing with which Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph, which is the more remarkable because the apostle makes such particular mention of it (Heb 11:21), while he says nothing of the blessing which Jacob pronounced on the rest of his sons, though that also was done in faith. Observe here, 1. Jacob was blind for age, Gen 48:10. It is one of the common infirmities of old age. Those that look out at the windows are darkened, Ecc 12:3. It is folly to walk in the sight of our eyes, and to suffer our hearts to go after them, while we know death will shortly close them, and we do not know but some accident between us and death may darken them. Jacob, like his father before him, wh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 48:13

Joseph took them both--The very act of pronouncing the blessing was remarkable, showing that Jacob's bosom was animated by the spirit of prophecy.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 48:16

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil - המלאך הגאל hammalac haggoel. The Messenger, the Redeemer or Kinsman; for so גאל goel signifies; for this term, in the law of Moses, is applied to that person whose right it is, from his being nearest akin, to redeem or purchase back a forfeited inheritance. But of whom does Jacob speak? We have often seen, in the preceding chapters, an angel of God appearing to the patriarchs; (see particularly Gen 16:7 (note)) and we have full proof that this was no created angel, but the Messenger of the Divine Council, the Lord Jesus Christ. Who then was the angel that redeemed Jacob, and whom he invoked to bless Ephraim and Manasseh? Is it not Jesus? He alone c…

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John Gill on Genesis 48:16

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads,.... Ephraim and Manasseh, now about twenty years old or upwards: this is not to be understood of a created angel he wishes to be their guardian, but of an eternal one, the Son of God, the Angel of God's presence, the Angel of the covenant; the same with the God of his father before mentioned, as appears by the character he gives him, as having "redeemed him from all evil"; not only protected and preserved him from temporal evils and imminent dangers from Esau, Laban, and others; but had delivered him from the power, guilt, and punishment of sin, the greatest of evils, and from the dominion and tyranny of Satan the evil one, and from…

The Church Fathers

Words of a grateful heart, of a God-fearing spirit keeping fresh in his mind God's kindnesses. He to whom my forebears were pleasing, he is saying, who reared me from youth to the present, who from the beginning snatched me from every trouble, who showed such care for me, he "will bless these children; my name will be invoked in them, as also the name of my forebears Abraham and Isaac, and they will grow into a teeming multitude on the earth." Do you see Jacob's insight and, at the same time, his humility? His insight, on the one hand, in foreseeing with the eyes of faith, and so giving precedence to Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. And on the other his humility, in making no mention at all of his own virtue but instead invoking a blessing on them on the basis of the satisfaction given by his forebears and the kindnesses done to him.
— John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 66.1

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Dictionary and topics

Jacob — One who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was…
Adoption · .Of Joseph’s — .Of Joseph’s
Birthright · .That of Manasseh — .That of Manasseh
Christ Is God · Acknowledged by the Old Testament saints — Acknowledged by the Old Testament saints
Ephraim · .Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning — .Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning
First Born, The · Instances of superseded: Manasseh — Instances of superseded: Manasseh
Firstborn · .Set asi — .Set asi
Intercession · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Manasseh · .Adopted by Jacob on his — .Adopted by Jacob on his
Parents · Good - Exemplified: Joseph — Good - Exemplified: Joseph
Protection · Exemplified: Jacob — Exemplified: Jacob
Redemption · Is from: All evil — Is from: All evil
Titles And Names Of Christ · Angel — Angel

Genesis 48:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 48:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 48:16

John Gill on Genesis 48:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 48:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 48:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 48:16

John Gill on Genesis 48:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 48:16

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 48:14-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 48:15-16

Rashi on Genesis 48:1