Genesis 48:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ Joseph put Ephraim on his right side and Manasseh on his left side. (So Ephraim was on Israel’s left side, and Manasseh was on Israel’s right side.)

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Then Joseph took both [boys], Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹³ Joseph took both of them, Ephraim in his right hand at Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand at Israel’s right hand, and brought them close to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father's right hand. And he placed them both up against him.

Genesis 48:13 Cross References

Genesis 41:51

The first son was named Manasseh. [239] Joseph named him this because Joseph said, “God made me forget all of the troubles I have had, and everything about my home.”

Genesis 46:20

In Egypt, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. (Joseph’s wife was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On.)

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph took the boys off of Israel’s lap and they bowed down in front of his father.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel crossed his hands and put his right hand on the head of the younger boy Ephraim. Then Israel put his left hand on the head of the older boy Manasseh. He had his left hand on Manasseh, even though Manasseh was firstborn.

Numbers 26:28

Joseph’s two sons were Manasseh and Ephraim. Each son became a family group with its own families.

Matthew 25:33

The Son of Man will put the sheep (good people) on his right and the goats (bad people) on his left.