Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”

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

In Context

17When Joseph saw his father place his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

19His father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. Yet his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

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Cross References

Genesis 19:18Lot said to them, “No, please, my masters!

Genesis 29:26Laban said, “It is not our custom to give the younger daughter before the firstborn.

Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, 1 and the beginning of my strength, 1 outstanding in dignity, and outstanding in power. 1

Matthew 25:9But the wise answered and said, 'Since there will not be enough for us and you, go instead to those who sell and buy some for yourselves.'

Acts 11:8I said, “Not so, Lord; for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.”

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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