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Genesis 43:28
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KJ21
And they answered, “Thy servant our father is in good health; he is yet alive.” And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
ASV
And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
AMP
And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed down [their heads before Joseph] in respect.
AMPC
And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
BRG
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
CSB
They answered, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” And they knelt low and paid homage to him.
CSBA
They answered, ‘Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.’ And they knelt low and paid homage to him.
CEB
They said, “Your servant our father is fine. He’s still alive.” And they bowed down again with deep respect.
CJB
They answered, “Your servant our father is well; yes, he is still alive,” as they bowed in respect.
CEV
They answered, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And again they bowed down to Joseph.
DARBY
And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.
DRA
And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.
ERV
The brothers answered, “Yes, sir, our father is still alive.” And they again bowed before Joseph.
EASY
The brothers replied, ‘Your servant, our father, is still alive. And he is well.’ They bent down to the ground again, to respect Joseph.
EHV
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down and prostrated themselves.
ESV
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
ESVUK
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
EXB
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low ·before Joseph to show him respect [L and did obeisance].
GNV
Who answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive: and they bowed down, and made obeisance.
GW
They answered, “Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well.” Then they knelt, bowing down.
GNT
They answered, “Your humble servant, our father, is still alive and well.” And they knelt and bowed down before him.
HCSB
They answered, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
ICB
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low before Joseph to show him respect.
ISV
“Your servant, our father, is doing well,” they replied. “He is still alive.” Then they bowed down in humility.
JUB
And they answered, Thy slave our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
KJV
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
AKJV
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
LSB
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” They bowed down and prostrated themselves.
LEB
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down.
TLB
“Yes,” they replied. “He is alive and well.” Then again they bowed before him.
MSG
They said, “Yes—your servant our father is quite well, very much alive.” And they again bowed respectfully before him.
MEV
And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves.
NOG
They answered, “Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well.” Then they knelt, bowing down.
NABRE
“Your servant our father is still alive and doing well,” they said, as they knelt and bowed down.
NASB
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” Then they bowed down again in homage.
NASB1995
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” They bowed down in homage.
NCB
They answered, “Your servant, our father, is well, and he is still alive,” and they knelt and bowed down.
NCV
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low before Joseph to show him respect.
NET
“Your servant our father is well,” they replied. “He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility.
NIRV
They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down to show him honor.
NIV
They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
NIVUK
They replied, ‘Your servant our father is still alive and well.’ And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
NKJV
And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves.
NLV
And they said, “Your servant, our father is well. He is still alive.” Then they bowed their heads low in honor to Joseph.
NLT
“Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.
NRSVA
They said, ‘Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.’ And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
NRSVACE
They said, ‘Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.’ And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
NRSVCE
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
NRSVUE
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
OJB
And they answered, There is shalom with thy eved avinu; he is still alive. And they bowed their heads, and prostrated themselves.
RGT
Who answered, “Your servant, our father, is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down and prostrated themselves.
RSV
They said, “Your servant our father is well, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
RSVCE
They said, “Your servant our father is well, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
TLV
“Your servant, our father, is well,” they said. “He’s still alive.” Then they knelt and bowed down.
VOICE
Joseph’s Brothers: Your servant, our father, is alive and well. They bowed down again out of respect.
WEB
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
WYC
Which answered, He is whole, thy servant our father liveth yet; and they were bowed, and worshipped him. (And they answered, He is well, yea, thy servant, our father, yet liveth; and they bowed low before him.)
YLT
and they say, `Thy servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.
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