Verse 12
Genesis 48:12
Bible in Basic English
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Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖/ם מֵ/עִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑י/ו וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְ/אַפָּ֖י/ו אָֽרְצָ/ה
English Translation
And Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and he bowed down to the earth.
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Chapter 48 Context
1
Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons M...
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2
And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his stre...
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3
And Jacob said to Joseph, God (Elohim), the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land...
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4
And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great fa...
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And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Ma...
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6
And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brot...
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7
And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some di...
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8
Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?
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9
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God (Elohim) has given me in this land. And he...
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10
Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made th...
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11
And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God (Elohim) in his mercy ha...
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12
Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
13
Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left han...
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14
And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left...
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15
And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God (Elohim) to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, g...
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16
The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my nam...
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17
Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem r...
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18
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his...
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19
But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a natio...
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20
So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they...
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21
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God (Elohim) will be with you, guiding you bac...
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22
And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the A...
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