11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to have seen thy face: yet lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.

12 And Joseph took them away from his knees, and did reverence [a]down to the ground.

13 Then took Joseph them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, so he brought them unto him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:12 Hebrew, his face to the ground.

11 Israel(A) said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again,(B) and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”(C)

12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees(D) and bowed down with his face to the ground.(E) 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand,(F) and brought them close to him.

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