for behold,we were bindingsheavesin the field,and lo,my sheafroseup and alsostooderect;and behold,your sheavesgatheredaroundand boweddownto my sheaf."
May peoplesserveyou, And nationsbowdownto you; Be masterof your brothers,And may your mother'ssonsbowdownto you. Cursedbe those who curseyou, And blessedbe those who blessyou."
He saidto them, "Pleaselistento thisdreamwhichI have had;
Now Josephwas the ruleroverthe land;he was the one who soldto allthe peopleof the land.And Joseph'sbrotherscameand boweddownto him with [their] facesto the ground.
Josephrememberedthe dreamswhichhe hadabout them, and saidto them, "You are spies;you have cometo lookat the undefendedpartsof our land."
When Josephcamehome,they broughtinto the houseto him the presentwhichwas in their handand bowedto the groundbefore him.
They said,"Your servantour fatheris well;he is stillalive."They boweddownin homage.
When Judahand his brotherscameto Joseph'shouse,he was stillthere,and they fellto the groundbeforehim.
Then Judahapproachedhim, and said,"Ohmy lord,may your servantpleasespeaka wordin my lord'sears,and do not be angrywith your servant;for you are equal to Pharaoh.
"My lordaskedhis servants,saying,'Haveyou a fatherora brother?'
Then his brothersalsocameand felldownbeforehim and said,"Behold,we are your servants."
sothat at the nameof JesusEVERYKNEEWILL BOW,of those who are in heavenand on earthand under the earth,
He is alsoheadof the body,the church;and He is the beginning,the firstbornfrom the dead,sothat He Himselfwill cometo have first placein everything.
