Genesis 48:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

New Living Translation
Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

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

Berean Study Bible
Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.

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

NASB 1995
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground.

NASB 1977
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground.

Amplified Bible
Then Joseph took the boys [from his father’s embrace], and he bowed [before him] with his face to the ground.

Christian Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Joseph took them from his father's knees and bowed with his face to the ground.

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.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph took them off his father's lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.

International Standard Version
Joseph took them off his knees and then bowed low with his face to the ground.

NET Bible
So Joseph moved them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

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

King James 2000 Bible
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

New Heart English Bible
Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
And Joseph brought them out from between his father's knees, and he bowed his face to the earth.

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

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Ioseph tooke them away from his knees, & did reuerence downe to the ground.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Ioseph toke them away fro his lappe, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the earth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Ioseph toke them from his lappe, and they fell downe to the grounde vpon their face.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lappe a nd they fell on the grounde before him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on 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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Joseph will bring them forth from his knees, and will bow himself with his face to the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he removed them from before his knees and they bowed before him on their faces on the ground.

Lamsa Bible
And Joseph removed them from before his knees, and they bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.

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
















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