He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
Genesis 48:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Yosef brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 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 lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
The two angels came to Sedom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sedom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,
Avraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Chet.
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Yosef was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Yosef's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
Yisra'el said to Yosef, *I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also.*
Yosef took them both, Efrayim in his right hand toward Yisra'el's left hand, and Menasheh in his left hand toward Yisra'el's right hand, and brought them near to him.
Bat-Sheva therefore went to king Shlomo, to speak to him for Adoniyahu. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.
*Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
*'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Shabbatot. I am the LORD your God.
*'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.