Genesis 42:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Joseph, er war der Gebieter über das Land, er verkaufte das Getreide allem Volke des Landes. Und die Brüder Josephs kamen und beugten sich vor ihm nieder, mit dem Antlitz zur Erde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y José era el señor de la tierra, que vendía á todo el pueblo de la tierra: y llegaron los hermanos de José, é inclináronse á él rostro por tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E José era o senhor da terra, que vendia a todo o povo da terra: e chegaram os irmãos de José, e inclinaram-se a ele rosto por terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, José era o governador da terra. Era ele quem vendia para todo o povo da terra. Os irmãos de José vieram e se curvaram diante dele, baixando seus rostos para o chão.
📖 Genesis 42:6 in Context
4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6And 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.
7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
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