Genesis 43:26

And Joseph entered the house, and they brought to him the offering which was in their hands into the house; and they bowed to him upon the ground.

Targum Onkelos

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 offering against the entrance of Joseph to dinner: for they had heard that there they were to eat bread.

27And he saluted them, and said, Is your father well, the old man you spake of? Is he yet alive?

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29Let the peoples serve thee, and kingdoms be subservient to thee: be thou chief of thy brethren, and let the sons of thy mother worship thee: cursed shall they be who curse thee, and blessed shall they be who bless thee!

Genesis 37:9And he dreamed yet another dream, and described it to his brothers, saying, Behold, I have dreamed a dream again; and lo, the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipped me.

Genesis 42:6And Joseph, who was ruler over the land, was he who sold the corn to all the people of the earth. And the brothers of Joseph came, and bowed before him with their faces upon the ground.

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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