Verse 17
Genesis 48:17
Literal Standard Version
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And Joseph sees that his father sets his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supports the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧י/ו יַד יְמִינ֛/וֹ עַל רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַ/יֵּ֣רַע בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד אָבִ֗י/ו לְ/הָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛/הּ מֵ/עַ֥ל רֹאשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה
English Translation
And Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim's head, and it displeased him, and he supported his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh.
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And Joseph sees that his father sets his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his e...
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