²⁵ So they prepared ^(A)the gift ^[a]for Joseph’s arrival at noon; for they had heard that they were to eat ^[b]a meal there.

²⁶ When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the gift which was in their hand, and they ^(B)bowed down to the ground before him. ²⁷ Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “^(C)Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”