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Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130 →
הַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahthe house towardsH1004 →
וַיָּבִ֥יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uand they broughtH935 →
ל֛וֹloto him
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.Chahthe giftH4503 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.Dam[was] in hand theirH3027 →
הַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahthe house towardsH1004 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-and they bowed downH7812 →
ל֖וֹloto him
אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →

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Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Genesis 37:7We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”Philippians 2:10–11that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,Genesis 37:19–20“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”Genesis 42:6Now 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.Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.Romans 14:11It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”Psalms 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.Genesis 37:7–10We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”Genesis 32:13Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

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The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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