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Joseph’s Hospitality to His Brothers

Genesis 43:24

In 11 translations

BSB
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
KJV
And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
WEB
The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
ASV
And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
LSV
And the man brings in the men into Joseph’s house, and gives water, and they wash their feet; and he gives provender for their donkeys,
YLT
And the man bringeth in the men into Joseph's house, and giveth water, and they wash their feet; and he giveth provender for their asses,
DBY
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses food.
DRC
And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
GNV
So the man led them into Iosephs house, and gaue them water to wash their feete, and gaue their asses prouender.
JPS
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
LXXE
And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּבֵ֥א הָאִ֛ישׁ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים בֵּ֣יתָה יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיִּתֶּן־מַ֨יִם֙ וַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּתֵּ֥ן מִסְפּ֖וֹא לַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἤνεγκεν ὕδωρ νίψαι τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔδωκε χορτάσματα τοῖς ὄνοις αὐτῶν.

Who and where

👤 Joseph (son of Jacob)◆ 7 years of famine◆ Joseph's brothers return to Egypt

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 18:4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
  • Genesis 24:32So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
  • Luke 7:44And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  • Genesis 19:2and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
  • John 13:4–17So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was…

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