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Genesis 48:18
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Genesis 48:18 · Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 48:18 in other translations
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
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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In context
15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
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.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
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