Genesis 48:17

Modern English Version

When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

Cross References

Genesis 28:8

Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father.

Genesis 38:10

What he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.

Genesis 48:14

Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

1 Kings 16:25

But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did worse than all who preceded him,

1 Chronicles 21:7

Now this thing was evil in the sight of God, and He struck Israel.

Proverbs 24:18

lest the Lord see it, and it is evil in His eyes, and He turn away His wrath from him.

Numbers 11:1

Now when the people complained openly before the Lord, the Lord heard, and His anger burned. Then the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

Numbers 22:34

Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned because I did not know that You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will return.”

Romans 9:11

For before the children had been born, having done neither evil nor good, so that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but through Him who calls,

Joshua 17:1

Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord sees not as men see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”