Genesis 44 · Verse 14

Genesis 44:14

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
Genesis 44:14, King James Version

Genesis 44:14 in other translations

BSBWhen Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
WEBJudah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
ASVAnd Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
YLTAnd Judah--his brethren also--cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;
DARBYAnd Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.
BBESo Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
WebsterAnd Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, (for he was yet there:) and they fell before him on the ground.

What does Genesis 44:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 44:1-17

Joseph tried how his brethren felt towards Benjamin. Had they envied and hated the other son of Rachel as they had hated him, and if they had the same want of feeling towards their father Jacob as heretofore, they would now have shown it. When the cup was found upon Benjamin, they would have a pretext for leaving him to be a slave. But we cannot judge what men are now, by what they have been formerly; nor what they…

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Genesis 44:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251
בֵּ֣יתָהBei.tah[the] house of towardsH1004
יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJosephH3130
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nustill heH5750
שָׁ֑םSham[was] thereH8033
וַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fellH5307
לְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 44:14

  • Genesis 50:18

    And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

  • Philippians 2:10-11

    That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Genesis 43:25

    And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

  • Genesis 43:16

    And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

  • Genesis 37:7-10

    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he was yet.
43:16,25
fell.
37:7-9; 50:18; Php 2:10,11

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Context

  • Genesis 44:13

    Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

  • Genesis 44:14

    And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

  • Genesis 44:15

    And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

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Genesis 44:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llegó Judá con sus hermanos á casa de José, que aun estaba allí, y postráronse delante de él en tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Juda entra avec ses frères dans la maison de Joseph, qui y était encore, et ils se prosternèrent devant lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Juda und seine Brüder kamen in das Haus Josephs; und er war noch daselbst, und sie fielen vor ihm nieder zur Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Primusque Judas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Joseph (necdum enim de loco abierat) omnesque ante eum pariter in terram corruerunt.