Genesis 48:18

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Genesis 48:18

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Berean Standard Bible

“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

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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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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Genesis 48

¹⁶ the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

¹⁷ When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

¹⁸ “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

²⁰ So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

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