May all people serve you. May nations bow down to you. You will rule over your brothers. Your mother’s sons will bow down to you and obey you.
Genesis 50:18 - Easy To Read Version His brothers went to him and bowed down in front of him. They said, “We will be your servants.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then his brothers went and fell down before him, saying, See, we are your servants (your slaves)! American Standard Version (1901) And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. Common English Bible His brothers wept too, fell down in front of him, and said, “We’re here as your slaves.” Catholic Public Domain Version And his brothers went to him. And reverencing prostrate on the ground, they said, "We are your servants." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his brethren came to him: and worshipping prostrate on the ground they said: We are thy servants. |
May all people serve you. May nations bow down to you. You will rule over your brothers. Your mother’s sons will bow down to you and obey you.
Pharaoh told Joseph to ride in the second chariot {in the parade}. Special guards walked ahead of Joseph’s chariot and told the people, “Bow down to Joseph.”
Joseph was the governor of Egypt at the time. And Joseph was the man who checked the sale of grain to people who came to Egypt. So, Joseph’s brothers came to him and bowed before him.
Judah and his brothers went back to Joseph’s house. Joseph was still there. The brothers fell to the ground and bowed down before him.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am your brother Joseph. Is my father doing well?” But the brothers did not answer him. They were confused and scared.
He said, ‘Tell Joseph that I beg him to please forgive his brothers for the bad things they did to him.’ So now Joseph, we beg you, please forgive us for the bad things we did to you. We are the servants of God, the God of your father.
Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am not God! {I have no right to punish you.}