Genesis 43:27

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And 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.

28And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.' And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.'

Genesis 42:13And they said: 'We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.'

Exodus 18:7And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

1 Samuel 17:22And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.

2 Kings 4:26Run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?' And she answered: 'It is well.'

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:27-34

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? 28 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… Read the whole commentary →

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