Genesis 48:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.”
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“Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 48:12 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
- Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
- Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
- Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Exodus 34:8Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
- Leviticus 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:32You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Kings 2:19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
- 2 Kings 4:37She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
- Proverbs 31:28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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