Genesis 48:18
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל ־ אָבִיו לֹא ־ כֵן אָבִי כִּי ־ זֶה הַבְּכֹר שִׂים יְמִינְךָ עַל ־ רֹאשֽׁוֹ ׃
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Genesis 19:18וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹט אֲלֵהֶם אַל ־ נָא אֲדֹנָֽי ׃
Genesis 29:26וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא ־ יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָֽה ׃
Genesis 49:3רְאוּבֵן בְּכֹרִי אַתָּה כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אוֹנִי יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת וְיֶתֶר עָֽז ׃
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 →