Genesis

Genesis 48:17

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Joseph	יוֹסֵ֗ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his father	אָבִ֧יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
had placed	יָשִׁ֨ית	yā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
his right	יְמִינ֛וֹ	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Ephraim’s	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
head	רֹ֥אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
he was displeased	וַיֵּ֣רַע	way·yê·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
and took	וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ	way·yiṯ·mōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8551 grasp, support, attain
his father’s	אָבִ֗יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
to move	לְהָסִ֥יר	lə·hā·sîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
it	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
from	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
Ephraim’s	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
head	רֹאשׁ־	rōš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Manasseh’s	מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh

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Romans 9:7–8 · Genesis 48:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.