Genesis 43:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gifts they had carried with them into the house, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Joseph's brothers humbly presenting gifts and bowing down to him when he arrived home, not knowing he was their brother.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the second trip of Joseph's brothers to Egypt to buy grain during a severe famine. Joseph had become the second most powerful man in Egypt, while his brothers didn't recognize him after more than 20 years. Their bowing fulfilled the prophetic dreams Joseph had as a young man about his family bowing down to him.

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