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Genesis 43:27

25 Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28 “Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29 When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

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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
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
KJV
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
WEB
He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
ASV
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
DARBY
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?
BLB
And he asked them about their wellbeing, and he said, “Is your⁺ father well, the old man of whom you⁺ spoke? [Is] he still alive?”
ÅB
De svarte: Ja! Det går din tjener vår far vel; han lever enda. Og de bøyde seg og kastet seg ned for ham.
OTB
Han spurte dem om deres velferd, og sa: «Er deres gamle far, som dere snakket om, fortsatt i live?»
B1930
De svarte: Ja! Det går din tjener vår far vel; han lever ennu. Og de bøide sig og kastet sig ned for ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:13

    But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 18:10

    he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,

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  • Genesis 41:16

    “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

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  • Judges 18:15

    So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.

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  • Genesis 37:14

    Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

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  • Exodus 18:7

    So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:22

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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  • Genesis 42:11

    We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

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