| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 48:16:1 ⧉הַמַּלְאָךְ֩hamalakhthe angel Genesis 48:16:2 ⧉הַגֹּאֵ֨לhagoelthe one redeeming Genesis 48:16:3 ⧉אֹתִ֜יotime Genesis 48:16:4 ⧉מִכָּל־רָ֗עmikolrafrom all evil Genesis 48:16:5 ⧉יְבָרֵךְ֮yevarekhbless Genesis 48:16:6 ⧉אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים֒ethanearimthe boys Genesis 48:16:7 ⧉וְיִקָּרֵ֤אveyikkarebe called Genesis 48:16:8 ⧉בָהֶם֙vahemin them Genesis 48:16:9 ⧉שְׁמִ֔יshemimy name Genesis 48:16:10 ⧉וְשֵׁ֥םveshemand the name of Genesis 48:16:11 ⧉אֲבֹתַ֖יavotaimy fathers Genesis 48:16:12 ⧉אַבְרָהָ֣םavrahamAbraham Genesis 48:16:13 ⧉וְיִצְחָ֑קveyitskhakand Isaac Genesis 48:16:14 ⧉וְיִדְגּ֥וּveyidgumay they multiply Genesis 48:16:15 ⧉לָרֹ֖בlarovto a multitude Genesis 48:16:16 ⧉בְּקֶ֥רֶבbekerevin the midst of Genesis 48:16:17 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe earth |
| 16. Formal Translation The angel who has redeemed me from all evil—may He bless these young men. May my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, abide with them, and may they multiply abundantly in the midst of the land. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation May the angel who rescued me from every kind of harm bless these young men. Let them bear my name and the names of my fathers—Abraham and Isaac—and may they flourish as a vast multitude across the land. |