Genesis
Genesis 48:18
18“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| so | כֵ֣ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| my father | אָבִ֑י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֛ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| said | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This | זֶ֣ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| one is the firstborn | הַבְּכֹ֔ר | hab·bə·ḵōr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| put | שִׂ֥ים | śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your right hand | יְמִינְךָ֖ | yə·mî·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his head | רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.