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


In Context

9 Joseph said to his father, |They are my sons, whom God has given me here.| He said, |Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.|

10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn't see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

11 Israel said to Joseph, |I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also.|

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

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

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.

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 Webster Bible Translation 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 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.