²⁶ When Joseph came home, the brothers gave him the ·gift [tribute] ·they had brought [^Lin their hand] into the house and bowed down to the ground in front of him. ²⁷ Joseph asked them how they were doing. He said, “How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

²⁸ The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low ·before Joseph to show him respect [^Land did obeisance].