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Then Josephוַ יוֹסֵףbrought them outיּוֹצֵא אֹתָםfrom besideמֵעִםhis knees,בִּרְכָּיוand he bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwith his faceלְאַפָּיוto the ground.אָרְצָה
Genesis 48:12
Study it in the app“Then Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 48:12, word by word
- Then Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- brought them outיּוֹצֵאyotse
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotse” appears- his kneesבִּרְכָּיbirkay
knee
Knee.
Where else “birkay” appears- and he bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachu” appears- with his faceאַפָּיapay
face
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “apay” appears- to the groundאָרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears
The context
11Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face, and look, Elohim has let me see your offspring also.”
12 · This verse (above)
13Joseph took the two of them, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them near to him.
To study Genesis 48 in a group
1. What it says
Whom did Jacob bless, and what did he do with his hands (vv. 13-20)?
2. What it means
Why was Joseph displeased when he saw Jacob’s hands, and how did his father answer (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
How can you bless with your words the children or young people around you?