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Genesis 48:18

Joseph

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.

17 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.

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.

20 And 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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
KJV
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
WEB
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
ASV
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
DARBY
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on his head.
BLB
And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this [one is] the firstborn; set your right hand on his head.”
ÅB
Og Josef sa til sin far: Ikke så, far! For denne er den førstefødte; legg din høyre hånd på hans hode!
OTB
Josef sa til sin far: "Vær så snill, min far, denne er den førstefødte. Legg din høyre hånd på hans hode."
B1930
Og Josef sa til sin far: Ikke så, far! For denne er den førstefødte; legg din høire hånd på hans hode!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 49:3

    Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

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  • Genesis 27:15

    And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

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  • Acts 11:8

    But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

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  • Matthew 25:9

    But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

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  • Genesis 19:18

    And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

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  • Genesis 29:26

    And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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  • Genesis 43:33

    And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

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  • Exodus 10:11

    Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

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