¹⁷ And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;

¹⁴ And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth `it' upon the head of Ephraim, who `is' the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh `is' the first-born.

¹¹ (for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

⁷ nor because they are seed of Abraham `are' all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

⁸ that is, the children of the flesh -- these `are' not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

¹⁸ Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

⁷ And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,

²⁵ And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who `are' before him,

⁷ And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for `it is' not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

³⁴ And Balaam saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `I have sinned, for I did not know that thou `art' standing to meet me in the way; and now, if evil in thine eyes -- I turn back by myself.'

¹ And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.

¹⁰ and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

⁸ and Esau seeth that the daughters of Canaan are evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,