Genesis 50:18

In 11 translations

BSB

His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

KJV

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

WEB

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

ASV

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

LSV

And his brothers also go and fall before him, and say, “Behold, we [are] to you for servants.”

YLT

And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we [are] to thee for servants.'

DBY

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.

DRC

And his brethren came to him: and worshipping prostrate on the ground they said: We are thy servants.

GNV

Also his brethren came vnto him, and fell downe before his face, and sayde, Beholde, we be thy seruants.

JPS

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said: 'Behold, we are thy bondmen.'

LXXE

And they came to him and said, We, these persons, are thy servants.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ גַּם־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֶּ֥נּֽוּ לְךָ֖ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐλθόντες πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπαν, οἵδε ἡμεῖς σοὶ οἰκέται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 37:7–11We 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…
• 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 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 45:3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
• Genesis 44:14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

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