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ויחי · Vayechi · Genesis 48:17-48:22

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Genesis 48:17

And when Joseph saw that his father was laying his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.

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What does 'vayitmokh' (he held up) tell us about how Joseph took hold of his father's hand?

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