Genesis 42:6 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁶ And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ As for Joseph, he was the land’s governor, and he was the one selling grain to all the land’s people. When Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him, their faces to the ground.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,

Genesis 42:6 Cross References

Genesis 18:2

And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Genesis 19:1

And the two angels came to Sodom ii in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground,

Genesis 33:3

Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.

Genesis 41:43

4 And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao; without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:54

5 And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.

Genesis 41:57

And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?

Genesis 44:14

5 And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.

Genesis 45:26

7 They, on the other side, told the whole order of the thing. And when he saw the wagons and all that he had sent his spirit revived,

Genesis 45:8

Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt: come down to me, linger not.

Genesis 48:12

3 And he set Ephraim on his right bend, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasses on his left hand, to wit, towards his father's right hand, and brought them near to him.

Proverbs 11:26

He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord : but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.

Isaiah 60:14

2 The least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong nation: I the Lord will suddenly do this thing in its time.

Acts 7:10

8 Till another king arose in Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

Revelation 3:9

8 I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

1 Samuel 20:41

And the priest answered David, saying: I have no common bread at hand, but only holy bread, if the young men be clean, especially from women?