Genesis 48:9

48:9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the ¹  sons God has given me in this place.” His father ²  said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.” ³ 

[48:9]  ¹ tn Heb “my.”

[48:9]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Joseph’s father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[48:9]  ³ tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose after the imperative.