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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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ASV

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

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
שָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomhealthH7965 →
לְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.Kha[belongs] to servant yourH5650 →
לְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuto father ourH1 →
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nustill heH5750 →
חָ֑יChai[is] aliveH2416 →
וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.Duand they bowed lowH6915 →
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuand they bowed downH7812 →

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Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.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.”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.Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.2 Samuel 14:4When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”2 Chronicles 24:17After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.Genesis 37:9–10Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”Exodus 18:7So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.1 Kings 1:16And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”1 Samuel 20:41When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.Mark 15:19They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.Genesis 37:9Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

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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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