Genesis 42:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְיוֹסֵ֗ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
ה֚וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט
shallîyṭ
H7989
ruler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר
shâbar
H7666
to buy grain
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עַ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲחֵ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
ל֥וֹ
אַפַּ֖יִם
ʼaph
H639
nose
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Joseph the governor over the land. he who was selling to all the people of the land. So the brothers of Joseph came and bowed down to him noses to the ground.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).