1. Mosebok 43,26

24 Forvalteren førte mennene inn i Josefs hus, ga dem vann til å vaske føttene, og ga fôr til eslene deres.

25 De forberedte gavene sine til Josefs ankomst ved middagstid, for de hadde hørt at de skulle spise der.

Da Josef kom hjem, presenterte de for ham gavene de hadde brakt inn i huset, og de bøyde seg til jorden for ham.

27 Han spurte dem om deres velferd, og sa: «Er deres gamle far, som dere snakket om, fortsatt i live?»

28 De svarte: «Din tjener vår far er fortsatt i live og har det godt.» Og de bøyde seg i ærbødighet.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
KJV
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
WEB
When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to the earth before him.
ASV
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.
DARBY
When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
BLB
And Joseph came into the house, and they brought to him the gift that [was] in their hand into the house, and they bowed themselves before him to the earth.
ÅB
Men han spurte dem om det gikk dem vel, og han sa: Går det deres far vel, den gamle som dere talte om? Lever han enda?
OTB
Da Josef kom hjem, presenterte de for ham gavene de hadde brakt inn i huset, og de bøyde seg til jorden for ham.
B1930
Men han spurte dem om det gikk dem vel, og han sa: Går det eders far vel, den gamle som I talte om? Lever han ennu?

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