Genesis 48:18
King James Version
Translation: KJV
16The 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.Select Genesis 48:16
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.Select Genesis 48:17
18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.Select Genesis 48:18
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: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.Select Genesis 48:19
20And 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.Select Genesis 48:20
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WEB
48:18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
ASV
48:18 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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