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.In other versions
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
ASV
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
BBE
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on his head.
DBY
Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
WEB
and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this `is' the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'
YLT
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head.
ENG
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
WBT
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
BSB
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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