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Genesis 48:13

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

KJV

Et posuit Ephraim ad dexteram suam, id est, ad sinistram Israël : Manassen vero in sinistra sua, ad dexteram scilicet patris, applicuitque ambos ad eum.

Vulgate

λαβὼν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ, τόν τε Ἐφράιμ ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ, ἐξ ἀριστερῶν δὲ Ἰσραήλ, τὸν δὲ Μανασσὴ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, ἐκ δεξιῶν δὲ Ἰσραήλ, ἤγγισεν αὐτοὺς αὐτῷ.

LXX

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת שְׁנֵי/הֶם֒ אֶת אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽ/ימִינ/וֹ֙ מִ/שְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/אֶת מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִ/שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ מִ/ימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יַּגֵּ֖שׁ אֵלָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JosephManassehEphraimManassehJosephJosephJoseph

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
'prym
proper_noun · 179×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ה
h
verb · 124×
וֹ
v
noun · 141×
וֹ
v
noun · 54×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
mnshh
proper_noun · 145×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Having manifested what he was and what he is, he shows the great fruit of his confession; and being about to examine by what method God and the happy life may be found, he enlarges on the nature and power of memory. Then he examines his own acts, thoughts and affections, viewed under the threefold division of temptation; and commemorates the Lord, the one mediator of God and me…

Cross-references

  • Matt 25:33 — And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.