¹⁷ When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

¹⁴ Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

¹¹ For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

⁷ Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.

¹⁸ Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

⁷ God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.

²⁵ Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

⁷ But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."

³⁴ Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, I have sinned; for I didn't know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease you, I will get me back again.

¹ The people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Yahweh: and when Yahweh heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Yahweh burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.

¹⁰ The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.

⁸ Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn't please Isaac, his father.