Genesis 48:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.”
Genesis 48:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 48:1814 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אֶלʾelNear
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
לֹאlōʾNot
כֵןḵēnSet upright
אָבִיʾāvîFather
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
זֶהzehThis
הַבְּכֹרhabəḵōrThe first-born
שִׂיםśîmPut
יְמִינְךָyəmînəḵāRight
עַלʿalAbove
רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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