Genesis 48:18

And Yosef said unto aviv, Not so, Avi; for this is the bechor; put thy yamin upon his rosh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17And when Yosef saw that aviv laid his yamin upon the rosh Ephrayim, it displeased him; and he took hold of yad aviv, to remove it from rosh Ephrayim unto rosh Menasheh.

19And aviv refused, and said, I know it, beni (my son), I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly achiv hakaton shall be greater than he, and his zera shall become a multitude of Goyim.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, Adonoi (My L-rd):

Genesis 29:26And Lavan said, It must not be so done in our land, to give the younger before the bechirah.

Genesis 49:3Reuven, thou art my bechor, 1 my koach, and the reshit of my strength, 1 the excellency of honor, and excellency of oz (power): 1

Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there might not be enough for us and for you. Instead, you go to the ones selling and buy for yourselves.

Acts 11:8But I said, By no means, Adoni, because nothing common or tameh (unclean) has ever entered into my stomach.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:9-22

Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph; Jacob's Dying Prophecy. ( b. c. 1689.) 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God… Read the whole commentary →

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