Genesis 48:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Josephיֹוסֵ֛ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
tookוַיֹּוצֵ֥א
(vai·yo·v·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
them from his knees,בִּרְכָּ֑יו
(bir·kav;)
1290: the kneefrom barak
and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ
(vai·yish·ta·chu)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
with his faceלְאַפָּ֖יו
(le·'ap·pav)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
to the ground.אָֽרְצָה׃
(a·re·tzah.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
brought them out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
from between
`im  (eem)
accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).
his knees
berek  (beh'-rek)
a knee -- knee.
and he bowed
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
himself with his face
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
to the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them from his father's knees and bowed 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.

NET Bible
So Joseph moved them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph took them off his father's lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
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