King James Version

Genesis 43:28

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

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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שָׁל֛וֹםshalomhealthשָׁלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…לְעַבְדְּךָ֥leavdekhato servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.לְאָבִ֖ינוּleavinvto fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.עוֹדֶ֣נּוּodenvagainעוֹדadverb, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).חָ֑יchaylifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvayiqdvand stoopקָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and stoop”, the next action in the storyH6915to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deferencebow (down) (the) head, stoop.וישתחוvyshtchvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּvayishtachauvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.' And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they say, 'Thy servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.

World English Bible

They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

Darby Translation

And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.

Douay-Rheims

And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.' And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God;—and they bowed, and did him reverence.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ὑγιαίνει ὁ παῖς σου ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ἔτι ζῇ. Καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος τῷ Θεῷ· καὶ κύψαντες προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ.