Genesis 48:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 48:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Genesis 48

¹⁰ Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

¹¹ “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

¹² Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.

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.

¹⁴ But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

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