"someone said to Joseph"
"So Joseph took"
"your son Joseph has come to you"
"Israel made a great effort to sit up in bed" or "Israel struggled as he sat up in bed"
This is the name of a city.
"said to me that he would make me fruitful and multiply me. And, he said that he would make me an assembly of nations and he would give this land to my descendants as an everlasting possession."God used the word "behold" here to alert Jacob to pay attention to what he was about to tell him.
"I will give you very many descendants"
"I will make your descendants into many nations"
"a permanent possession"
Ephraim and Manasseh each will receive a portion of land just like Joseph's brothers.
"as for their inheritance, you will list them under the names of their brothers"
This is another name for the town of Bethlehem.
"Whose sons are these?"
A father would often pronounce a formal blessing on his children or grandchildren.
"Israel kissed them"
"to see you again"
When Joseph placed his sons on Israel's lap or knees it was a sign that Israel was adopting them. This gave the children special inheritance rights from Jacob.
Joseph bowed down to show honor to his father.
Joseph places the boys so that Israel will put his right hand on Manasseh. Manasseh was the oldest brother and the right hand was the sign he would receive the greater blessing.
Placing the right hand on Ephraim's head was the sign that he would receive the greater blessing.
Here "Joseph" also stands for Ephraim and Manasseh. Since Joseph is the father, he is the only one mentioned here.
"The God who my grandfather Abraham and father Isaac served"
"who has cared for me like a shepherd cares for his animals"
These words could refer to 1) the angel that God sent to protect Jacob or 2) God, who appeared in angel form to protect Jacob.
"delivered me"
"May people remember Abraham, Isaac, and me because of Ephraim and Manasseh"
"May they have many descendants who will live all over the earth"
"Your older son will have many descendants, and they will become a great people"
"that day, saying"
"The people of Israel will speak your names when they are blessing others"
"by your names. They will ask God to make others like Ephraim and like Manasseh"
Giving Ephraim the greater blessing and making him more important than Manasseh is spoken of as if Israel physically put Ephraim in front of Manasseh.
Here "you" and "your" are plural and refer to all the people of Israel.
"God will help you" or "God will bless you"
"land of your ancestors"
"To you, I give one more ridge than I give your brothers. I give to you the mountain slope"
Here "you" is singular and refers to Joseph.
"the portion of land I fought for and took from the Amorites"