Genesis 48:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.”
Genesis 48:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 48:18 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 48:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.”
Genesis 48:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 48:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this <FI>is<Fi> the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'”
Genesis 48:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 48:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on his head.”
Genesis 48:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 48:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ioseph sayde vnto his father, Not so, my father, for this is the eldest: put thy right hand vpon his head.”
Genesis 48:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 48:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn—place your right hand upon his head."”
Genesis 48:18 — The Living Sword
Genesis 48:18 in Context — Genesis 48
16 que l’ange qui m’a délivré de tout mal, bénisse ces enfants! Qu’ils soient appelés de mon nom et du nom de mes pères, Abraham et Isaac, et qu’ils multiplient en abondance au milieu du pays!
17 Joseph vit avec déplaisir que son père posait sa main droite sur la tête d’Éphraïm; il saisit la main de son père, pour la détourner de dessus la tête d’Éphraïm, et la diriger sur celle de Manassé.
18 Et Joseph dit à son père: Pas ainsi, mon père, car celui-ci est le premier-né; pose ta main droite sur sa tête.
19 Son père refusa, et dit: Je le sais, mon fils, je le sais; lui aussi deviendra un peuple, lui aussi sera grand; mais son frère cadet sera plus grand que lui, et sa postérité deviendra une multitude de nations.
20 Il les bénit ce jour-là, et dit: C’est par toi qu’Israël bénira, en disant: Que Dieu te traite comme Éphraïm et comme Manassé! Et il mit Éphraïm avant Manassé.
What Does Genesis 48:18 Mean?
Genesis 48:18 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 48. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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