Genesis 48:18

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.18“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
American Standard Version (1901)
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
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father: for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head.
Free Bible Version
“Not like that, father, this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head,” Joseph told him.
Geneva Bible 1599
And Ioseph sayde vnto his father, Not so, my father, for this is the eldest: put thy right hand vpon his head.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
One Unity Resource Bible
Joseph [May he add] said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Translation for Translators
Joseph said to him, “My father, that is not right! The one on whom you put your left hand is my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”
Noah Webster Bible
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
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
and Joseph saith unto his father, 'Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'