Translations
Modern
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
Traditional
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Literal
And he asked them about their wellbeing, and he said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
Latin
At ille, clementer resalutatis eis, interrogavit eos, dicens: Salvusne est pater vester senex, de quo dixeratis mihi? adhuc vivit?
Original
Hebrew
English
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
Notes
Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- 7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
- Joseph's brothers return to Egyptc. 1706 BC
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the