He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, bowed to the ground,
Genesis 48:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Joseph took [the boys] from [his father's embrace] and he bowed [before him] with his face to the earth. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Common English Bible Then Joseph took them from Israel’s knees, and he bowed low with his face to the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he reverenced prone on the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground. |
He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, bowed to the ground,
The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in Sodom’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground
Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land.
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
Israel said to Joseph, ‘I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring.’
Then Joseph took them both #– #with his right hand Ephraim towards Israel’s left, and with his left hand Manasseh towards Israel’s right #– #and brought them to Israel.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, sat down on his throne, and had a throne placed for the king’s mother. So she sat down at his right hand.
She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; she picked up her son and left.
Honour your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her:
‘Each of you is to respect his mother and father. You are to keep my Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.
‘You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honour the old. Fear your God; I am the Lord.