Genesis 44:14
in Genesis 44When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
KJV
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
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This verse in Genesis 44
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
they fell to the ground before him
on Genesis 44:14-15
The text names Judah first, ahead of Reuben the firstborn. They fall to the ground before him for the third time in three chapters. Joseph asks what deed this is and says a man like him can surely divine, and he is still the Egyptian they take him for.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֨א | vaiyavo' | and he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יְהוּדָ֤ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶחָיו֙ | veechav | and brothers his | H251 → | 630 times |
| בֵּ֣יתָה | beitah | [the] house of towards | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יוֹסֵ֔ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| וְה֖וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ | odenu | still he | H5750 → | 490 times |
| שָׁ֑ם | sham | [was] there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | vaiyipelu | and they fell | H5307 → | 435 times |
| לְפָנָ֖יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אָֽרְצָה׃ | ʾaretzah | [the] ground towards | H776 → | 2504 times |
וַיָּבֹ֨אand he came
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
יְהוּדָ֤הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶחָיו֙and brothers his
veechavH251 →630 times
בֵּ֣יתָה[the] house of towards
beitahH1004 →2046 times
יוֹסֵ֔ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
וְה֖וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּstill he
odenuH5750 →490 times
שָׁ֑ם[was] there
shamH8033 →834 times
וַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fell
vaiyipeluH5307 →435 times
לְפָנָ֖יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
אָֽרְצָה׃[the] ground towards
ʾaretzahH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 43:16When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at…
it leads to
- Genesis 44:1
Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
- Genesis 43:19
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
- 1 Samuel 25:11
Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
- Genesis 44:1
Through
Genesis 50:18His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
it leads to
- Genesis 37:7–11
We 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 27:29
May 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…
- Genesis 45:3
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
- Genesis 42:6
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…
- Genesis 37:7–11
Through
Genesis 43:25Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
it leads to
- Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift…
- Genesis 43:11
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Chuck Missler, The Book of Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
