Genesis 48:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְמִינ֜וֹ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
וַיָּ֨שֶׁת
shîyth
H7896
to set
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֤אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וְה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַצָּעִ֔יר
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
שִׂכֵּל֙
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָדָ֔יו
yâd
H3027
hand
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
הַבְּכֽוֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
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World English Bible Public Domain
Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Israel extended his right hand and placed on the head of Ephraim, and he the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh. He guided his hands, because Manasseh the firstborn.
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