en_tn/gen/48/12.md

# between Israel's knees

When Joseph placed his sons on Israel's lap or knees it was a sign that Israel was adopting them. This gave the children special inheritance rights from Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])

# then he bowed with his face to the earth

Joseph bowed down to show honor to his father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# between Israel's knees`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`When Joseph placed his sons on Israel's lap or knees it was a sign that Israel was adopting them. This gave the children special inheritance rights from Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])`
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			`# then he bowed with his face to the earth`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Joseph bowed down to show honor to his father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])`
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