Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 48:18 Interlinear

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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2יוֹסֵ֛ףH3130And Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4אָבִ֑יH1Not so my fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
5לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6כֵ֣ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
7אָבִ֑יH1Not so my fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
8כִּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
9זֶ֣הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
10הַבְּכֹ֔רH1060for this is the firstbornfirst-born; hence, chief
11שִׂ֥יםH7760putto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
12יְמִֽינְךָ֖H3225thy right handthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
13עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃H7218upon his headthe 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...

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