Genesis 43:26 Parallel Translations

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought to the house. Then they bowed to him with their faces touching the ground.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.

BBE:

And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

DBY:

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

ERV:

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

YLT:

And Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which is in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;

Genesis 43:26 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 37:7 for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf."

Genesis 37:10 He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

43:26 When they brought him the present, they bowed themselves before him, and again, when they gave him an account of their father's health, they made obeisance, and called him, Thy servant, our father - Thus were Joseph's dreams fulfilled more and more; and even the father, by the sons, bowed before him. Probably Jacob had directed them, if they had occasion to speak of him to the man, the Lord of the land, to call him his servant.

MHC:

43:26-34 Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early distance between Jews and gentiles. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but they were feasted. Their cares and fears were now over, and they ate their bread with joy, reckoning they were upon good terms with the lord of the land. If God accept our works, our present, we have reason to be cheerful. Joseph showed special regard for Benjamin, that he might try whether his brethren would envy him. It must be our rule, to be content with what we have, and not to grieve at what others have. Thus Jesus shows those whom he loves, more and more of their need. He makes them see that he is their only refuge from destruction. He overcomes their unwillingness, and brings them to himself. Then, as he sees good, he gives them some taste of his love, and welcomes them to the provisions of his house, as an earnest of what he further intends for them.

CONC:

Bow Bowed Bring Gift Gifts Ground Home Joseph Present Presented Themselves

Bow Bowed Earth Gift Gifts Ground Hand Home House Joseph Present Presented Themselves

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