And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near unto him.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Puis Joseph les prit tous deux, Ephraïm de sa main droite à la gauche d'Israël, et Manassé de sa main gauche à la droite d'Israël, et il les fit approcher de lui.
KJV
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near unto him.
Philo Judaeus
De Sobrietate
ἀλλ’ ἐναλλάξας, ὅπως τῇ μὲν εὐωνύμῳ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου δοκοῦντος εἶναι, τοῦ δὲ νεωτέρου τῇ δεξιᾷ ψαύσῃ (Gen. 48, 13. 14). καλεῖται δ’ ὁ μὲν [ἐν] γενέσει πρεσβύτερος Μανασσῆς, ὁ δὲ νεώτερος Ἐφραΐμ· ταῦτα δ’ εἰ μεταληφθείη τὰ ὀνόματα εἰς Ἑλλάδα γλῶτταν, μνήμης καὶ ἀναμνήσεως εὑρεθήσετ…
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