And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 48 of Genesis. Jacob adopts and blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons. The blessing demonstrates the transmission of family identity and inheritance to the next generation.
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Da aber Joseph sah, daß sein Vater die rechte Hand auf Ephraims Haupt legte, gefiel es ihm übel, und er faßte seines Vaters Hand, daß er sie von Ephraim Haupt auf Manasses Haupt wendete,
Entonces viendo José que su padre ponía la mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Eprhaim, causole esto disgusto; y asió la mano de su padre, para mudarla de sobre la cabeza de Ephraim a la cabeza de Manasés.
Cuando José vio que su padre ponía su mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Efraín, le desagradó. Tomó la mano de su padre para apartarla de la cabeza de Efraín y ponerla sobre la cabeza de Manasés.
Joseph vit avec déplaisir que son père posait sa main droite sur la tête d'Ephraïm; il saisit la main de son père, pour la détourner de dessus la tête d'Ephraïm, et la diriger sur celle de Manassé.
Ora, veggendo Giuseppe che suo padre avea posta la sua man destra sopra il capo di Efraim, ciò gli dispiacque, e prese la mano di suo padre, per rimoverla d’in sul capo di Efraim, e per metterla in sul capo di Manasse.
Vendo, pois, José que seu pai punha a sua mão direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, foi mau aos seus olhos; e tomou a mão de seu pai, para a transpor de sobre a cabeça de Efraim à cabeça de Manassés.
約瑟 見父親把右手按在 以法蓮 的頭上,他看為不好,就提起他父親的手,要從 以法蓮 的頭上移到 瑪拿西 的頭上。
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