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Genesis 48:16

NETBible	the Angel¹ who has protected me² from all harm – bless these boys. May my name be named in them,³ and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 48:16	the Angel who has delivered me from all harm—may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly upon the earth."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 48:16	The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 48:16	and the angel who has kept me from all harm––may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac. And may they become a mighty nation."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 48:16	The Angel who delivered me from every evil, Bless the boys. May my name be echoed in their lives, and the names of Abraham and Isaac, my fathers, And may they grow covering the Earth with their children.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 48:16	The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 48:16	the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys; and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude on the earth."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 48:16	The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon 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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KJV	The Angel <04397> which redeemed <01350> (8802) me from all evil <07451>_, bless <01288> (8762) the lads <05288>_; and let my name <08034> be named <07121> (8735) on them, and the name <08034> of my fathers <01> Abraham <085> and Isaac <03327>_; and let them grow <01711> (8799) into a multitude <07230> in the midst <07130> of the earth <0776>_. {grow: Heb. as fishes do increase}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 48:16	The angel <04397> who has redeemed <01350> me from all <03605> evil <07451> , Bless <01288> the lads <05288> ; And may my name <08034> live <07121> on in them, And the names <08034> of my fathers <01> Abraham <085> and Isaac <03327> ; And may they grow <01711> into a multitude <07230> in the midst <07130> of the earth <0776> ."
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM aggelov <32> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM ruomenov {V-PMPNS} me <1473> P-AS ek <1537> PREP pantwn <3956> A-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN kakwn <2556> A-GPN euloghsai <2127> V-AAO-3S ta <3588> T-APN paidia <3813> N-APN tauta <3778> D-APN kai <2532> CONJ epiklhyhsetai {V-FPI-3S} en <1722> PREP autoiv <846> D-DPM to <3588> T-NSN onoma <3686> N-NSN mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-NSN onoma <3686> N-NSN twn <3588> T-GPM paterwn <3962> N-GPM mou <1473> P-GS abraam <11> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ isaak <2464> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ plhyunyeihsan <4129> V-APO-3P eiv <1519> PREP plhyov <4128> N-ASN polu <4183> A-ASN epi <1909> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	the Angel <04397> who has protected <01350> me from all <03605> harm <07451> – bless <01288> these boys <05288> . May my name <08034> be named <07121> in them, and the name <08034> of my fathers <01> Abraham <085> and Isaac <03327> . May they grow <01711> into a multitude <07230> on <07130> the earth <0776> .”
HEBREW	Urah <0776> brqb <07130> brl <07230> wgdyw <01711> qxuyw <03327> Mhrba <085> ytba <01> Msw <08034> yms <08034> Mhb <0> arqyw <07121> Myrenh <05288> ta <0853> Krby <01288> er <07451> lkm <03605> yta <0853> lagh <01350> Kalmh (48:16) <04397>

NETBible

the Angel¹ who has protected me² from all harm – bless these boys. May my name be named in them,³ and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”

NET Notes

¹sn The Samaritan Pentateuch reads “king” here, but the traditional reading (“angel”) may be maintained. Jacob closely associates God with an angelic protective presence. This does not mean that Jacob viewed his God as a mere angel, but it does suggest that he was aware of an angelic presence sent by God to protect him. Here he so closely associates the two that they become virtually indistinguishable. In this culture messengers typically carried the authority of the one who sent them and could even be addressed as such. Perhaps Jacob thought that the divine blessing would be mediated through this angelic messenger.

²tn The verb גָּאַל (ga’al) has the basic idea of “protect” as a near relative might do. It is used for buying someone out of bondage, marrying a deceased brother’s widow, paying off debts, avenging the family, and the like. The meanings of “deliver, protect, avenge” are most fitting when God is the subject (see A. R. Johnson, “The Primary Meaning of √גאל,” Congress Volume: Copenhagen, 1953 [VTSup], 67-77).

³tn Or “be recalled through them.”