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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Gill's Exposition
And he asked them of their welfare,.... Or "peace" (b), their prosperity, especially of the health of their bodies, whether they were well and in good health after so long a journey:
and said, is…
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ debash, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭen, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd, “almond tree;” related: “awake.” The tree…
Here is, I. The great respect that Joseph's brethren paid to him. When they brought him the present, they bowed themselves before him (Gen 43:26); and again, when they gave him an account of their…
Cambridge Bible
bowed down themselves A second fulfilment of Joseph's dreams: see Gen 42:6; Gen 44:14; cf. Gen 37:5-11.
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