Genesis 48:18

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 48:18 in other translations

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

Genesis 48:18 · World English Bible

Genesis 48:18 in context

  1. 16the angel who hath 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
  4. 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: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
  5. 20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.