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Genesis 43:28
And they answered, Thy servant, our father, [is] in good health, he [is] yet alive: and they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
Genesis 43:28 · Webster Bible
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Genesis 43:28 in other translations
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
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In context
25 And they made ready the present against Joseph should come at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26 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.
27 And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? [Is] he yet alive?
28 And they answered, Thy servant, our father, [is] in good health, he [is] yet alive: and they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, [Is] this your younger brother, of whom ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son.
30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels yearned towards his brother: and he sought [where] to weep; and he entered into [his] chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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