Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 48:18 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 48:18, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said And Joseph Not so my father Not so my father for this is the firstborn put thy right hand upon his head”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | יוֹסֵ֛ף | H3130 | And Joseph | joseph, the name of seven israelites |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | אָבִ֑י | H1 | Not so my father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 5 | לֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | כֵ֣ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 7 | אָבִ֑י | H1 | Not so my father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 8 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | זֶ֣ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 10 | הַבְּכֹ֔ר | H1060 | for this is the firstborn | first-born; hence, chief |
| 11 | שִׂ֥ים | H7760 | put | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 12 | יְמִֽינְךָ֖ | H3225 | thy right hand | the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south |
| 13 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | H7218 | upon his head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
Verse Context
Genesis 48:17saw And when Joseph laid his father's hand...
Genesis 48:18 (current)said And Joseph Not so my father Not so my father for this is the firstborn put thy right hand upon his head
Genesis 48:19refused And his father and said I know it my son I know...