Genesis 48:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Joseph removed the boys from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה

Transliteration

And wayyôṣēʾ yôsēp̄ ʾōtām from with mēʿim birkāyw and wayyištaḥû to lĕʾappāyw ʾārṣāh

Grammar Details

• *wayyôṣēʾ*: waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought out
• *yôsēp̄*: proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them
• *mēʿim*: preposition + preposition - from with
• *birkāyw*: noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his knees
• *wayyištaḥû*: waw-consecutive + Hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bowed down
• *lĕʾappāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his face
• *ʾārṣāh*: noun, feminine singular + directional suffix - to the earth/ground

Word Meanings

• *wayyôṣēʾ*: and he brought out/removed/took
• *mēʿim*: from with/from beside/from between
• *birkāyw*: his knees/lap
• *wayyištaḥû*: and he bowed down/prostrated himself/paid homage
• *lĕʾappāyw*: to his face/nostrils
• *ʾārṣāh*: to the earth/ground/land

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lappe and they fell on the grounde before him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Ioseph toke them from his lappe, and they fell downe to the grounde vpon their face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ioseph tooke them away from his knees, & did reuerence downe to the ground.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ioseph toke them away fro his lappe, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
• Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
• Exod 34:8 : 8 Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped.
• Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
• Lev 19:32 : 32 Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 2:19 : 19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. He also had a throne placed for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.
• 2 Kgs 4:37 : 37 She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
• Prov 31:28 : 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her.
• Eph 6:1 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.
• Gen 18:2 : 2 Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
• Gen 19:1 : 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
• Gen 23:7 : 7 Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
• Gen 33:3 : 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.