Genesis 43:27
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Genesis 43:27 in other translations
| BSB | He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?” |
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| WEB | He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?” |
| ASV | And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? |
| YLT | and he asketh of them of peace, and saith, ‘Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?' |
| DARBY | And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well — the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive? |
| BBE | And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living? |
| Webster | And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive? |
What does Genesis 43:27 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:26-34
Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early distance between Jews and gentiles. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but they were feasted. Their cares and fears were now over, and they ate their bread with joy, reckoning they were upon good terms with the lord of…
Genesis 43:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 43:27
- Genesis 42:13
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
- 1 Chronicles 18:10
He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
- Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
- Judges 18:15
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
- Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- Exodus 18:7
And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
- 1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
- Genesis 42:11
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
- 1 Samuel 25:5
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
- Genesis 43:7
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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Context
- Genesis 43:26
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.
- Genesis 43:27
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
- Genesis 43:28
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
Genesis 43:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces les preguntó él cómo estaban, y dijo: ¿Vuestro padre, el anciano que dijisteis, lo pasa bien? ¿vive todavía? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur demanda s’ils étaient bien, et il dit: Votre père, le vieillard dont vous m’avez parlé, est-il bien? vit-il encore? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er fragte nach ihrem Wohlergehen und sprach: Geht es eurem Vater wohl, dem Greise, von dem ihr sprachet? Lebt er noch? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille, clementer resalutatis eis, interrogavit eos, dicens: Salvusne est pater vester senex, de quo dixeratis mihi? adhuc vivit? |