Genesis 48:18 Hebrew Word Analysis

0saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרh559
1And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףh3130
2אֶלh413
6Not so my fatherאָבִ֑יh1
4לֹאh3808
5כֵ֣ןh3651
6Not so my fatherאָבִ֑יh1
7כִּיh3588
8זֶ֣הh2088
9for this is the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רh1060
10putשִׂ֥יםh7760
11thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֖h3225
12עַלh5921
13upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃h7218

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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