Verse 18

Genesis 48:18

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל אָבִ֖י/ו לֹא כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑/י כִּי זֶ֣ה הַ/בְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְ/ךָ֖ עַל רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ

English Translation

And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."

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Chapter 48 Context

1 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he... Focus ↗

2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himse... Focus ↗

3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God (Elohim) Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and... Focus ↗

4 and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a co... Focus ↗

5 And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egyp... Focus ↗

6 And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name o... Focus ↗

7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when the... Focus ↗

8 And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these? Focus ↗

9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God (Elohim) hath given me here. And he said... Focus ↗

10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him... Focus ↗

11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God (Elohim) hath let me se... Focus ↗

12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Focus ↗

13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his... Focus ↗

14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and h... Focus ↗

15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God (Elohim) before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,... Focus ↗

16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and... Focus ↗

17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him:... Focus ↗

18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand up...

19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and h... Focus ↗

20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God (Elohim) make thee as E... Focus ↗

21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God (Elohim) will be with you, and bring you again u... Focus ↗

22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Am... Focus ↗

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