Genesis 48
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Genesis 48:17-19

17And when JosephH3130 sawH7200 that his fatherH1 laidH7896 his rightH3225 handH3027 upon the headH7218 of EphraimH669, it displeasedH3415H5869 him: and he liftedH8551 his father’sH1 handH3027, to removeH5493 it from Ephraim’sH669 headH7218 to Manasseh’sH4519 headH7218.1 18And JosephH3130 saidH559 to his fatherH1, Not so, my fatherH1: for this is the firstbornH1060; putH7760 thy right handH3225 upon his headH7218. 19And his fatherH1 refusedH3985, and saidH559, I knowH3045 it, my sonH1121, I knowH3045 it : he also shall become a peopleH5971, and he also shall be greatH1431: but trulyH199 his youngerH6996 brotherH251 shall be greaterH1431 than he, and his seedH2233 shall become a multitudeH4393 of nationsH1471.2

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  1. 1. Genesis 48:17 displeased...: was evil in his eyes ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 48:19 multitude: Heb. fulness ↩

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