Genesis 48:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 48:12

10 Now ^athe eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he ^bkissed them and embraced them.

11 And Israel said to Joseph, ^a“I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”

12 So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.

13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him.

14 Then Israel stretched out his right hand and ^alaid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, ^bguiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the ^cfirstborn.

15 And ^ahe blessed Joseph, and said:
“God, ^bbefore whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

16 The Angel ^awho has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let ^bmy name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them ^cgrow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

17 Now when Joseph saw that his father ^alaid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

19 But his father refused and said, ^a“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly ^bhis younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

20 So he blessed them that day, saying, ^a“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but ^aGod will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

22 Moreover ^aI have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand ^bof the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 48:12

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

Amplified® Bible
Then Joseph took [the boys] from [his father's embrace] and he bowed [before him] with his face to the earth.

Contemporary English Version
Then Joseph made his sons move away from Jacob's knees, and Joseph bowed down in front of him with his face to the ground.

Darby English Version
And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth.

Good News Bible
Then Joseph took them from Jacob's lap and bowed down before him with his face to the ground.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground.

New International Version
Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

New King James Version
So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground.

Revised Standard Version
Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;

New English Translation
So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees¹ and bowed down with his face to the ground.

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