Genesis 48:17
“And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 48:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und als Joseph sah, daß sein Vater seine rechte Hand auf das Haupt Ephraims legte, war es übel in seinen Augen; und er faßte seines Vaters Hand, um sie von dem Haupte Ephraims hinwegzutun auf das Haupt Manasses.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces viendo José que su padre ponía la mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Ephraim, causóle esto disgusto; y asió la mano de su padre, para mudarla de sobre la cabeza de Ephraim á la cabeza de Manasés.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então vendo José que seu pai punha a direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, causou-lhe isto desgosto; e pegou a mão de seu pai, para mudá-la de sobre a cabeça de Efraim à cabeça de Manassés.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando José viu a mão direita de seu pai na cabeça de Efraim, isso lhe foi desagradável. Então, ele pegou a mão de seu pai e a removeu da cabeça de Efraim para a cabeça de Manassés.
📖 Genesis 48:17 in Context
15And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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