²⁶When Joseph came home,^q they presented to him the gifts^r they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.^s ²⁷He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father^t you told me about? Is he still living?”^u

²⁸They replied, “Your servant our father^v is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,^w prostrating themselves before him.^x

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Cross references

qSee ver 16
rSee Ge 32:13; Mt 2:11
sSee Ge 33:3
tSee Ge 37:3
uSee ver 7
v Ge 44:24, 27, 30
w Ge 18:2; Ex 18:7
xSee Ge 37:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift they had carried into the house, and they bowed to the ground before him.

He asked if they were well, and he said, “How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive?”

They answered, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” And they knelt low and paid homage to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him. After greeting them, he asked, “How is your father, the old man you spoke about? Is he still alive?”

“Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when Joseph came into the house they brought the gift that was in their hand into the house to him, and they bowed down before him to the ground. And he greeted them and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down.

KJV 1900King 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. And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

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