User Tools

Site Tools


genesis_48:18

Genesis 48:18

Hebrew
ESV
And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.”
NIV
Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
NLT
“No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
LXX
εἶπεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
Ιωσηφ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πατρὶ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
οὐχ οὕτως πάτερ οὗτοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
γὰρ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρωτότοκος ἐπίθες τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δεξιάν σου ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

Genesis 48:17 ← Genesis 48:18 → Genesis 48:19

Return to: Home PageChristianityBibleOld TestamentGenesisGenesis 48

genesis_48/18.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1