Genesis 48:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 41:51 : 51 And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.
  • Gen 46:20 : 20 And Joseph had Manasseh and Ephraim in the land of Egypt, by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.
  • Gen 48:18 : 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
  • Exod 15:6 : 6 Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.
  • Num 8:10 : 10 And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
  • Num 8:18 : 18 And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.
  • Deut 34:9 : 9 And Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had put his hands on him: and the children of Israel gave ear to him, and did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
  • Ps 118:16 : 16 The right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
  • Matt 19:13 : 13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.
  • Matt 19:15 : 15 And he put his hands on them, and went away.
  • Luke 4:40 : 40 And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.
  • Luke 13:13 : 13 And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.
  • Acts 6:6 : 6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
  • Acts 8:17-19 : 17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying, 19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 48:8-13
    6 verses
    90%

    8 Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?

    9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

    10 Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

    11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.

    12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

    13 Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.

  • Gen 48:15-22
    8 verses
    86%

    15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

    16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

    17 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.

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

    19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

    20 So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

    22 And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.

  • Gen 48:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

    6 And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.

  • Gen 48:1
    73%

    1 Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Gen 50:23
    73%

    23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    72%

    2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)

  • Gen 49:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:

    26 Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.

  • Num 26:28
    71%

    28 The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Isa 9:21
    71%

    21 Manasseh was making a meal of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasseh; and together they were attacking Judah. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Gen 41:51-52
    2 verses
    70%

    51 And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.

    52 And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

  • Gen 33:2
    70%

    2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph at the back.

  • Josh 17:1
    69%

    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.

  • Deut 33:16
    69%

    16 The good things of the earth and all its wealth, the good pleasure of him who was seen in the burning tree: may they come on the head of Joseph, on the head of him who was prince among his brothers.

  • Gen 46:28
    69%

    28 Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 47:29
    69%

    29 And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

  • Gen 49:28
    69%

    28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

  • Gen 47:7
    68%

    7 Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

  • Gen 27:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 And Jacob went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

    23 And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing.

  • Ezek 48:5
    68%

    5 And on the limit of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side: Ephraim, one part.

  • Josh 16:4
    68%

    4 And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their heritage.

  • Heb 11:21
    68%

    21 By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.

  • Deut 21:17
    67%

    17 But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

  • Gen 43:15
    67%

    15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

  • Gen 46:20
    67%

    20 And Joseph had Manasseh and Ephraim in the land of Egypt, by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.

  • Gen 43:33
    67%

    33 And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.

  • 1 Chr 1:34
    67%

    34 And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.