Genesis 43:27

He asked them regarding their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still living?”

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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

26When Joseph came into the house, they gave him the present which they had brought and bowed down low before him.

28They replied, “Your servant, our father, is well; he is still alive.” Then they bowed their heads and made obeisance.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:16Joseph answered Pharaoh, “Not I; God only can give Pharaoh a satisfactory answer.”

Genesis 42:13They replied, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”

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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