Kejadian 42:6

42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. ¹  Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down ²  before him with ³  their faces to the ground.

Kejadian 45:4

45:4 Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Kejadian 40:3

40:3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

Kejadian 43:26

43:26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, ⁴  and they bowed down to the ground before him.

Kejadian 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ⁵  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ⁶  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Kejadian 33:7

33:7 Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

Kejadian 37:31

37:31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, ⁷  and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Kejadian 40:18

40:18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent ⁸  three days.

Kejadian 40:22

40:22 but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted. ⁹ 

Kejadian 42:14

42:14 But Joseph told them, “It is just as I said to you: ¹⁰  You are spies!

Kejadian 43:19

43:19 So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

Kejadian 47:7

47:7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him ¹¹  before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed ¹²  Pharaoh.

Kejadian 47:12

47:12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

Kejadian 50:19

50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am ¹³  I in the place of God?

[42:6]  ¹ tn The disjunctive clause either introduces a new episode in the unfolding drama or provides the reader with supplemental information necessary to understanding the story.

[42:6]  ² sn Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him. Here is the beginning of the fulfillment of Joseph’s dreams (see Gen 37). But it is not the complete fulfillment, since all his brothers and his parents must come. The point of the dream, of course, was not simply to get the family to bow to Joseph, but that Joseph would be placed in a position of rule and authority to save the family and the world (41:57).

[42:6]  ³ tn The word “faces” is an adverbial accusative, so the preposition has been supplied in the translation.

[43:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “into the house.”

[44:14]  ⁵ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

[44:14]  ⁶ tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.

[37:31]  ⁷ sn It was with two young goats that Jacob deceived his father (Gen 27:9); now with a young goat his sons continue the deception that dominates this family.

[40:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”

[40:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “had interpreted for them.”

[40:22]  sn The dreams were fulfilled exactly as Joseph had predicted, down to the very detail. Here was confirmation that Joseph could interpret dreams and that his own dreams were still valid. It would have been a tremendous encouragement to his faith, but it would also have been a great disappointment to spend two more years in jail.

[42:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to you, saying.”

[47:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “caused him to stand.”

[47:7]  ¹² sn The precise meaning of the Hebrew verb translated “blessed” is difficult in this passage, because the content of Jacob’s blessing is not given. The expression could simply mean that he greeted Pharaoh, but that seems insufficient in this setting. Jacob probably praised Pharaoh, for the verb is used this way for praising God. It is also possible that he pronounced a formal prayer of blessing, asking God to reward Pharaoh for his kindness.

[50:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “For am I.”