Genesis 43:26

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.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.

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

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

Genesis 37:9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.'

Genesis 42:6And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.

Psalms 72:9Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:16-26

Joseph Entertains His Brethren. ( b. c. 1707.) 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's… Read the whole commentary →

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