Genesis 43:26
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מִנְחָה
minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שָׁחָה
shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →שָׁחָה shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
Study H7812 →מִנְחָה minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Study H4503 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
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