KJV King James Version
And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.
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Genesis 42:6
And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
WEB World English Bible
Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph’s brethren come and bow themselves to him—face to the earth.
Surrounding context — Genesis 42
3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
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וְיוֹסֵ֗ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephה֚וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטH7989 · shal.litdomineeringעַל־H5921 · aluponהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירH7666 · sha.varto buy grainלְכָל־H3605 · kolallעַ֣םH5971 · ampeopleהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙H935 · boto come (in): comeאֲחֵ֣יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingיוֹסֵ֔ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־H7812 · sha.chahto bowל֥וֹH9033 · ohimאַפַּ֖יִםH639 · aphface: angerאָֽרְצָה׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Genesis 19:1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;Genesis 18:2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,Genesis 41:55-56And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.Genesis 45:26And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.Genesis 37:7-10For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Genesis 45:8So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.Genesis 41:40-41Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.Genesis 44:14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he [was] yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Psalm 105:16-21Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
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