Genesis 48:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:17 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יוֹסֵ֗ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יָשִׁ֨ית
shîyth
H7896
to set
אָבִ֧יו
ʼâb
H1
father
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְמִינ֛וֹ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וַיֵּ֣רַע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ
tâmak
H8551
to grasp
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
אָבִ֗יו
ʼâb
H1
father
לְהָסִ֥יר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֹתָ֛הּ
ʼêth
H853
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מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מְנַשֶּֽׁה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it was displeasing in his eyes, so he took hold of the hand of his father to move it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.
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