Genesis 48:12
ContextNET © | So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees 1 and bowed down with his face to the ground. |
NIV © | Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. |
NASB © | Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. |
NLT © | Joseph took the boys from their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed low to him. |
MSG © | Joseph took them from Israel's knees and bowed respectfully, his face to the ground. |
BBE © | Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth. |
NRSV © | Then Joseph removed them from his father’s knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. |
NKJV © | So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth. |
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NET © | So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees 1 and bowed down with his face to the ground. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and Joseph brought them out from with his knees.” The two boys had probably been standing by Israel’s knees when being adopted and blessed. The referent of the pronoun “his” (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |