25 And they made ready their present against Joseph came at noon, (for they heard say, that they should eat bread there.)

26 When Joseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their hands, and bowed down to the ground before him.

27 And he asked them of their [a]prosperity, and said, Is your father the old man, of whom ye told me, in good health? is he yet alive?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:27 Hebrew, peace.

25 They prepared their gifts(A) for Joseph’s arrival at noon,(B) because they had heard that they were to eat there.

26 When Joseph came home,(C) they presented to him the gifts(D) they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.(E) 27 He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father(F) you told me about? Is he still living?”(G)

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