"And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this {is} the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head." — Genesis 48:18

Genesis 48:18 · KJV

“And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this {is} the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.”

— Genesis 48:18

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. {displeased...: was evil in his eyes}

Verse 19

And his father refused, and said, I know {it}, my son, I know {it}: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. {multitude: Heb. fulness}

Genesis 48 — Context

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. {grow: Heb. as fishes do increase}

And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this {is} the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Cross References

Genesis 29:26

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. {country: Heb. place}

Exodus 10:11

Not so: go now ye {that are} men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

Acts 10:14

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Acts 11:8

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Matthew 25:9

But the wise answered, saying, {Not so}; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Genesis 27:15

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which {were} with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: {goodly: Heb. desirable}

Genesis 49:3

Reuben, thou {art} my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Genesis 19:18

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: