Genesis 42:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”
Genesis 42:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:6 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 42:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 42:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.”
Genesis 42:6 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.”
Genesis 42:6 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him--face to the earth.”
Genesis 42:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph, he was the governor over the land — he it was that sold [the corn] to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.”
Genesis 42:6 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now Ioseph was gouerner of the land, who solde to all the people of the lande: then Iosephs brethren came, and bowed their face to the groud before him.”
Genesis 42:6 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Joseph—he was the ruler over the land—he was the one selling to all the people of the land; and the brothers of Joseph came and bowed themselves to him with faces to the ground.”
Genesis 42:6 — The Living Sword
Genesis 42:6 in Context — Genesis 42
4 Jacob n’envoya point avec eux Benjamin, frère de Joseph, dans la crainte qu’il ne lui arrivât quelque malheur.
5 Les fils d’Israël vinrent pour acheter du blé, au milieu de ceux qui venaient aussi; car la famine était dans le pays de Canaan.
6 Joseph commandait dans le pays; c’est lui qui vendait du blé à tout le peuple du pays. Les frères de Joseph vinrent, et se prosternèrent devant lui la face contre terre.
7 Joseph vit ses frères et les reconnut; mais il feignit d’être un étranger pour eux, il leur parla durement, et leur dit: D’où venez-vous? Ils répondirent: Du pays de Canaan, pour acheter des vivres.
8 Joseph reconnut ses frères, mais eux ne le reconnurent pas.
What Does Genesis 42:6 Mean?
Genesis 42:6 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 42. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free