King James Version

Genesis 48:12

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

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וַיּוֹצֵ֥אvayotseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…יוֹסֵ֛ףyosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֵעִ֣םmeimfrom withעִםpreposition, preposition — “from with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).בִּרְכָּ֑יוbirkayvkneeבֶּרֶךְnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “knee”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1290a kneeknee.וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvayishtachvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לְאַפָּ֖יוleapayvto faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.אָֽרְצָהaretsahearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute, directional ending — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph brought them out from between 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;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῶν γονάτων αὐτοῦ· καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.