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Joseph’s Hospitality to His Brothers

Genesis 43:26

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
And Joseph comes into the house, and they bring to him the present which [is] in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;
YLT
And Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which [is] in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;
DBY
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.
DRC
Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.
GNV
When Ioseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their handes, and bowed downe to the grounde before him.
JPS
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down to him to the earth.
LXXE
And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.

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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
וַיָּבֹ֤א יוֹסֵף֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַיָּבִ֥יאּוּ ל֛וֹ אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדָ֖ם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֖וֹ אָֽרְצָה׃
LXX-Br
Εἰσῆλθε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ τὰ δῶρα, ἃ εἶχον ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν, εἰς τὸν οἶκον· καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.

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

  • Philippians 2:10–11that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
  • Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
  • Genesis 37:19–20“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
  • Genesis 37:7–10We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you…
  • Romans 14:11It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
  • Psalms 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
  • Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

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