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Genesis 48:17

EphraimJosephManasseh

15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

16 The 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.

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.

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

19 And 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.

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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

    And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

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  • Romans 9:7–8

    Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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  • 1 Kings 16:25

    But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:7

    And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

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  • Genesis 38:10

    And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

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  • Numbers 11:1

    And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

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  • Proverbs 24:18

    Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

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