When Josephcamehome,they broughtinto the houseto him the presentwhichwas in their handand bowedto the groundbefore him.
May peoplesserveyou, And nationsbowdownto you; Be masterof your brothers,And may your mother'ssonsbowdownto you. Cursedbe those who curseyou, And blessedbe those who blessyou."
But he himselfpassedon aheadof them and boweddownto the groundseventimes,untilhe camenearto his brother.
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.
Then their fatherIsraelsaidto them, "If[it must be] so,thendothis:takesomeof the bestproductsof the landin your bags,and carrydownto the manas a present,a littlebalmand a littlehoney,aromaticgumand myrrh,pistachionutsand almonds.
They said,"Your servantour fatheris well;he is stillalive."They boweddownin homage.
Let the nomadsof the desertbowbeforehim, And his enemieslickthe dust.
Then Moseswentout to meethis father-in-law,and he boweddownand kissedhim; and they askedeachotherof their welfareand wentinto the tent.
For it is written,"AS I LIVE,SAYSTHE LORD,EVERYKNEESHALL BOWTO ME, AND EVERYTONGUESHALL GIVE PRAISETO GOD."
