- the knees:
- "And she said,ª° Behold¹ my maidª Bilhah,ª go inª° unto¹ her; and she shall bearª° upon¹ my knees,ª that I¹ may also¹ have childrenª° by¹ her." {Gen 30:3} + "And Josephª sawª° Ephraim'sª childrenª of the thirdª [generation]: the childrenª also¹ of Machirª the sonª of Manassehª were brought upª° upon¹ Joseph'sª knees.ª" {Gen 50:23} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will extendª° peaceª to¹ her like a river,ª and the gloryª of the Gentilesª like a flowingª° stream:ª then shall ye suck,ª° ye shall be borneª° upon¹ [her] sides,ª and be dandledª° upon¹ [her] knees.ª" {Isa 66:12} + "And [as for] thy nativity,ª in the dayª thou wast bornª° thy navelª was not¹ cut,ª° neither¹ wast thou washedª° in waterª to suppleª [thee]; thou wast not¹ salted²° at all,ª° nor¹ swaddled²° at all.ª° ... None¹ eyeª pitiedª°¹ thee, to doª° anyª of these¹¹ unto thee, to have compassionª° upon¹ thee; but thou wast cast outª° in¹ the openª field,ª to the lothingª of thy person,ª in the dayª that thou wast born.ª°" {Ezk 16:4-5}
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