Genesis 48:18

and Joseph saith unto his father, 'Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;

19And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'

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Cross References

Genesis 19:18And Lot saith unto them, 'Not [so], I pray thee, my lord;

Genesis 29:26And Laban saith, 'It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

Genesis 49:3Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

Matthew 25:9and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

Acts 11:8and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time 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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