Genesis 48:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Genesis 48:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 48:128 words

וַיּוֹצֵאwaywōṣēʾAnd go

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֹתָםʾōtām—

מֵעִםmēʿimFrom with

בִּרְכָּיוbirəkāywKnee

וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress

לְאַפָּיוləʾapāywTo nose

אָרְצָהʾārəṣāhEarth

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיּוֹצֵאwaywōṣēʾAnd go

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

מֵעִםmēʿimFrom with

בִּרְכָּיוbirəkāywKnee

וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress

לְאַפָּיוləʾapāywTo nose

אָרְצָהʾārəṣāhEarth

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