Genesis 43:28 Parallel Translations

They answered, "Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well." Then they knelt, bowing down.(GOD'S WORD®)

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

ASV:

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

BBE:

And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

DBY:

And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

And they answered, Thy servant, our father, is in good health, he is yet alive: and they bowed their heads and made obeisance.

WEB:

They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.

YLT:

and they say, 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.

Genesis 43:28 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

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:

Alive Bow Bowed Faces Heads Health Homage Honor Low Obeisance Pay Servant Yet

Alive Bow Bowed Faces Good Head Heads Health Homage Honor Low Obeisance Pay Servant

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