Genesis 48:12 Go deeper

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

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וַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'and he took

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to come out: send

Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 1

יוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 2

אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 3

מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom with

Lemma: מֵעִם (me.im) · Strong's: H5973B

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from with

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 26:16, Genesis 31:31, Genesis 41:32, Genesis 44:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973B; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 4

בִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.Kavknees his

Lemma: בֶּ֫רֶךְ (be.rekh) · Strong's: H1290

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: knee

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 30:3, Genesis 50:23, Deuteronomy 28:35, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1290; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 5

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVvw3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 6

לְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.Pavto face his

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: face

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 42:6, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Samuel 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 7

אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 48:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
removed [his sons]	→	יָצָא H3318H to come out: send
from	→	מֵעִם H5973B from with
[his father’s] knees	→	בֶּ֫רֶךְ H1290 knee
and bowed	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
facedown	→	אַף H0639I face
. . .	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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