Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. New Living Translation Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground. English Standard Version Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Berean Standard Bible Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown. King James Bible And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. New King James Version So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth. New American Standard Bible Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. NASB 1995 Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. NASB 1977 Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. Legacy Standard Bible Then Joseph took them from his knees and bowed with his face to the ground. Amplified Bible Then Joseph took the boys [from his father’s embrace], and he bowed [before him] with his face to the ground. Christian Standard Bible Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground. American Standard Version And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he removed them from before his knees and they bowed before him on their faces on the ground. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground. Contemporary English Version Then Joseph made his sons move away from Jacob's knees, and Joseph bowed down in front of him with his face to the ground. Douay-Rheims Bible And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground. English Revised Version And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joseph took them off his father's lap and bowed with his face touching the ground. Good News Translation Then Joseph took them from Jacob's lap and bowed down before him with his face to the ground. International Standard Version Joseph took them off his knees and then bowed low with his face to the ground. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth. Literal Standard Version And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on his face to the earth; Majority Standard Bible Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown. New American Bible Joseph removed them from his father’s knees and bowed down before him with his face to the ground. NET Bible So Joseph moved them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. New Revised Standard Version Then Joseph removed them from his father’s knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. New Heart English Bible Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground. Webster's Bible Translation And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. World English Bible Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Young's Literal Translation And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh…11“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.” 12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown. 13And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.… Cross References Genesis 42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. Genesis 48:11 "I never expected to see your face again," Israel said to Joseph, "but now God has let me see your children as well." Genesis 48:13 And Joseph took both of them--with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand--and brought them close to him. Treasury of Scripture And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. he bowed himself. Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; Genesis 23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. Jump to Previous Bowed Boweth Earth Face Fell Ground Israel's Joseph Knees RemovedJump to Next Bowed Boweth Earth Face Fell Ground Israel's Joseph Knees RemovedGenesis 48 1. Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.2. Jacob strengthens himself to bless them. 3. He repeats God's promise. 5. He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons. 7. He tells Joseph of his mother's grave. 8. He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 17. He prefers the younger before the elder. 21. He prophesies their return to Canaan. (12) He bowed himself.--The Samaritan, Syriac, and LXX. Versions regard the Hebrew verb as a contracted plural, and many modern commentators adopt this view. It would thus be Manasseh and Ephraim who stood before Jacob with faces bent towards the ground. The pronoun, however, is in favour of the verb being singular, and the sense it gives is equally satisfactory.Verse 12. - And Joseph brought them out from between his knees (literally, from near his knees, i.e. the knees of his father, who while in the act of embracing had drawn them into that position), and he (viz. Joseph) bowed himself with his face to the earth. The reading "and they bowed themselves," i.e. Ephraim and Manasseh (Samaritan, Michaelis), and the rendering καὶ προσκύνησαν αὐτῴ (LXX.), are incorrect. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Josephיוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites took וַיּוֹצֵ֥א (way·yō·w·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim them from מֵעִ֣ם (mê·‘im) Preposition-m Strong's 5973: With, equally with his father’s knees בִּרְכָּ֑יו (bir·kāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 1290: The knee and bowed down וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate with his face לְאַפָּ֖יו (lə·’ap·pāw) Preposition-l | Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire to the ground. אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 48:12 NIVGenesis 48:12 NLT Genesis 48:12 ESV Genesis 48:12 NASB Genesis 48:12 KJV Genesis 48:12 BibleApps.com Genesis 48:12 Biblia Paralela Genesis 48:12 Chinese Bible Genesis 48:12 French Bible Genesis 48:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 48:12 Joseph brought them out from between his (Gen. 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