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Genesis 43:28

26 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.

27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

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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
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
KJV
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
WEB
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
ASV
And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
DARBY
And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.
BLB
And they said, “[It is] well for your servant; for our father, he [is] still alive.” And they bowed down and worshiped.
ÅB
Og da han så opp og fikk øye på Benjamin, sin bror, sin mors sønn, sa han: Er dette deres yngste bror, som dere talte til meg om? Og han sa: Gud velsigne deg, min sønn!
OTB
De svarte: «Din tjener vår far er fortsatt i live og har det godt.» Og de bøyde seg i ærbødighet.
B1930
Og da han så op og fikk øie på Benjamin, sin bror, sin mors sønn, sa han: Er dette eders yngste bror, som I talte til mig om? Og han sa: Gud velsigne dig, min sønn!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:7

    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

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  • Genesis 43:26

    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.

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  • Genesis 37:9–10

    And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

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  • Exodus 18:7

    And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:2

    It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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  • 2 Chronicles 24:17

    Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:4

    And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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  • 1 Kings 1:16

    And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

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