Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
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.
Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Genesis 42:6
- governor.{Shallit,} an intendant, protector, ruler, from {shalat,} to be over or a protector, to rule: hence the Arabic {salita,} to obtain and exercise dominion, rule; and {sultân,} ruler, lord, prince, and king.
- Genesis 41:40, 41; Genesis 45:8, 26; Psalm 105:16–21; Acts 7:10
- he it was
- Genesis 41:55, 56
- bowed
- Genesis 18:2; Genesis 19:1; Genesis 37:7, 9; Genesis 44:14; Revelation 3:9