Genesis 48:18
“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 48:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Joseph sprach zu seinem Vater: Nicht also, mein Vater! Denn dieser ist der Erstgeborene; lege deine Rechte auf sein Haupt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo José á su padre: No así, padre mío, porque éste es el primogénito; pon tu diestra sobre su cabeza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse José a seu pai: Não assim, meu pai, porque este é o primogênito; põe tua mão direita sobre sua cabeça.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
José disse a seu pai: "Assim não, meu pai, pois este é o primogênito. Põe tua mão direita sobre a cabeça dele".
📖 Genesis 48:18 in Context
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.
20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
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