Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

King James Version

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

Holman Bible

Then his brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

International Standard Version

Joseph wept when they talked to him. So Joseph's brothers went to visit him, fell prostrate in front of him, and declared, "Look! We're your servants."

A Conservative Version

And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

American Standard Version

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

Amplified

Then his brothers went and fell down before him [in confession]; then they said, “Behold, we are your servants (slaves).”

Bible in Basic English

Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

Darby Translation

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will come and will fall down before him, and they will say, Behold, we are for servants to thee.

King James 2000

And his brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are your servants.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then his brothers went also and fell before him and said, "Behold, we [are] your servants."

Modern King James verseion

And his brothers also went and fell down before his face. And they said, Behold, we are your servants.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And his brethren came and fell before him and said, "Behold we be thy servants."

NET Bible

Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, "Here we are; we are your slaves."

New Heart English Bible

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

The Emphasized Bible

Then went his brethren also, and fell down before him, - and said, Behold us! thine for servants.

Webster

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face: and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

World English Bible

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

Youngs Literal Translation

And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we are to thee for servants.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אח 
'ach 
Usage: 629

ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren and their sin, for they did unto thee evil; and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the slaves of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him. 18 Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God?



Cross References

Genesis 27:29

Let the peoples serve thee and nations bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee; cursed be every one that curses thee, and blessed be he that blesses thee.

Genesis 37:7-11

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 42:6

And Joseph was the lord over the land, and he it was that sold the wheat to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brethren came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 44:14

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, for he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.

Genesis 45:3

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were terrified at his presence.

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