Genesis 48:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

Cross References

Genesis 28:8

It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,

Genesis 38:10

And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

Genesis 48:14

And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

Genesis 48:18

And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

1 Kings 16:25

And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,

1 Chronicles 21:7

And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.

Proverbs 24:18

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

Numbers 11:1

Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.

Numbers 22:34

And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have done wrong, for I did not see that you were in the way against me: but now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will go back again.

Romans 9:11

Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

Joshua 17:1

And this was the part marked out for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the oldest son of Joseph. As for Machir, the oldest son of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war he had Gilead and Bashan.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.