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Genesis 42:6

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Genesis 42:6 - Amplified Bible

Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph's [half] brothers came and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 42:6 - American Standard Version

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

Genesis 42:6 - Bible in Basic English

Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

Genesis 42:6 - Darby Bible

And Joseph, he was the governor over the land -- he it was that sold [the corn] to all the people of the land. And Joseph`s brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.

Genesis 42:6 - English Standard Version

Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 42:6 - King James Version

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold 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 42:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y José era el que mandaba en aquella tierra; él era quien vendìa a todo el pueblo de la tierra. Y llegaron los hermanos de José y se postraron ante él rostro en tierra.

Genesis 42:6 - The Message

Joseph was running the country; he was the one who gave out rations to all the people. When Joseph’s brothers arrived, they treated him with honor, bowing to him. Joseph recognized them immediately, but treated them as strangers and spoke roughly to them.   He said, "Where do you come from?"   "From Canaan," they said. "We’ve come to buy food."

Genesis 42:6 - New American Standard Bible

Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with {their} faces to the ground.

Genesis 42:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y José era el que mandaba en aquel paìs. El era quien vendìa a todo el pueblo de la tierra. Cuando los hermanos de José llegaron, se postraron ante él rostro en tierra.

Genesis 42:6 - World English Bible

Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph`s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 42:6 - Young's Living Translation

and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph`s brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.

Genesis 42:6 - Additional Comments

Funny how simple it sounds = "and Joseph's brothers came". The distance between Jerusalem and Cairo is about 260 miles, so this was no simple trip. Also, this is roughly the same distance the nation of Israel would later travel after leaving the bondage of Egypt. If they travelled at 3 miles an hour, and travelled for 10 hours a day, it would take about 9 days of straight, exhausting travel. Or longer.

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