Genesis 48:18 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 48:18

“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Joseph said - Not so, my father - Joseph supposed that his father had made a mistake in laying his right hand on the head of the youngest, because the right hand was considered as the most noble, and the instrument of conveying the highest dignities, and thus it has ever been considered among all nations, though the reason of it is not particularly obvious. Even in the heavens the right hand of God is the place of the most exalted dignity.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Grace observes not the order of nature, nor does God prefer those whom we think fittest to be preferred, but as it pleases him.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יוֹסֵ֛ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אָבִ֖יו	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
כֵ֣ן	khen	thus	H3651 →
אָבִ֑י	'a.Vi	O father my	H1 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
זֶ֣ה	zeh	this	H2088 →
הַבְּכֹ֔ר	ha.be.Khor	[is] the firstborn	H1060 →
שִׂ֥ים	sim	put	H7760 →
יְמִינְךָ֖	ye.mi.ne.Kha	right [hand] your	H3225 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃	ro.Sho	head his	H7218 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 27:15
And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
leads to
- Genesis 27:27
  So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has…
- Luke 20:46
  “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
- Luke 15:22
  But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Through
Acts 11:8
‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
leads to
- Romans 14:14
  I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
- Hosea 9:3
  They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14
  For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Through
Exodus 10:11
No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
leads to
- Exodus 10:28
  “Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
- Psalms 119:69
  Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.