Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."

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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

17When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove 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. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."

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Cross References

Genesis 19:18Lot said to them, "Oh, not so, my lord.

Genesis 29:26Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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

Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there is not enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'

Acts 11:8But I 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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