12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.


In Context

9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

10 (Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see:) And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.

12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him.

14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands by design; for Manasseh was the first-born.

Genesis 48:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

48:12Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

48:12And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:12Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.