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Genesis 48:17

EphraimJosephManasseh

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.”

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.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
BLB
And Joseph saw that his father had set his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of the hand of his father to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.
ÅB
Da Josef så at hans far la sin høyre hånd på Efra'ims hode, syntes han ille om det, og han grep sin fars hånd for å føre den fra Efra'ims hode bort på Manasses hode.
OTB
Da Josef så at hans far la sin høyre hånd på Efraims hode, mislikte han det; så han tok tak i sin fars hånd for å flytte den fra Efraims hode til Manasses hode.
B1930
Da Josef så at hans far la sin høire hånd på Efra'ims hode, syntes han ille om det, og han grep sin fars hånd for å føre den fra Efra'ims hode bort på Manasses hode.

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  • Genesis 48:14

    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

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  • Romans 9:7–8

    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

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  • 1 Kings 16:25

    But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:7

    This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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  • Genesis 38:10

    What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

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  • Numbers 11:1

    Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

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  • Proverbs 24:18

    or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

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