Genesis 43:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They said,וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥
(le·'av·de·cha)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
our fatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּ
(le·'a·vi·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
is well;שָׁלֹ֛ום
(sha·lo·vm)
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem
he is stillעֹודֶ֣נּוּ
(o·v·den·nu)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
alive."חָ֑י
(chai;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
They bowedוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ
(vai·yik·ke·du)
6915: to bow downa prim. root
down in homage.(וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ
(vai·yish·ta·chav·vu.)
7812: to bow downa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they answered
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
our father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
is in good health
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
he is yet alive
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
And they bowed down their heads
qadad  (kaw-dad')
to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference -- bow (down) (the) head, stoop.
and made obeisance
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They said, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." They bowed down in homage.

King James Bible
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." And they bowed down to honor him.

International Standard Version
"Your servant, our father, is doing well," they replied. "He is still alive." Then they bowed down in humility.

NET Bible
"Your servant our father is well," they replied. "He is still alive." They bowed down in humility.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They answered, "Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well." Then they knelt, bowing down.

King James 2000 Bible
And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and paid him honor.
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