Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Joseph was still in the house when Judah and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him. New Living Translation Joseph was still in his palace when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him. English Standard Version When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. Berean Standard Bible When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. King James Bible And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. New King James Version So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. New American Standard Bible When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell down to the ground before him. NASB 1995 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. NASB 1977 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. Legacy Standard Bible Then Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. So they fell to the ground before him. Amplified Bible When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him. Christian Standard Bible When Judah and his brothers reached Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground before him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Judah and his brothers reached Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground before him.” American Standard Version And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yehuda and his brothers came into Yoseph, and he was still there, and they fell before him on the ground. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Judas and his brethren came in to Joseph, while he was yet there, and fell on the ground before him. Contemporary English Version When Judah and his brothers got there, Joseph was still at home. So they bowed down to Joseph, Douay-Rheims Bible And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph, (for he was not yet gone out of the place, ) and they altogether fell down before him on the ground. English Revised Version And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. GOD'S WORD® Translation Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house while Joseph was still there. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground. Good News Translation When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They bowed down before him, International Standard Version Joseph was waiting for them back at his palace when his brothers returned. They fell to the ground in front of him, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground. Literal Standard Version And Judah and his brothers come to the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall to the earth before him; Majority Standard Bible When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. New American Bible When Judah and his brothers entered Joseph’s house, he was still there; so they flung themselves on the ground before him. NET Bible So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph's house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him. New Revised Standard Version Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house while he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him. New Heart English Bible So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph�s house, and he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. Webster's Bible Translation And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, (for he was yet there:) and they fell before him on the ground. World English Bible Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him. Young's Literal Translation And Judah -- his brethren also -- cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Benjamin and the Silver Cup…13Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city. 14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. 15“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”… Cross References Genesis 37:7 We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine." Genesis 37:10 He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, "What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?" Treasury of Scripture And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. he was yet. Genesis 43:16,25 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon… fell. Genesis 37:7-9 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf… Genesis 50:18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. Philippians 2:10,11 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; … Jump to Previous Earth Faces Fall Fell Ground House Joseph Joseph's Judah Themselves ThrewJump to Next Earth Faces Fall Fell Ground House Joseph Joseph's Judah Themselves ThrewGenesis 44 1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.6. The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack. 14. They are brought before Joseph. 18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph. Verses 14-17. - And Judah - who is recognized as the leader in this second embassy to Egypt (Genesis 43:8) - and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: - "awaiting, no doubt, the result which he anticipated" (Murphy) - and they fell before him on the ground. The expression indicates a complete prostration of the body. It was a token of their penitence, and a sign that they craved his forgiveness. And Joseph said unto them, - in a speech not of "cruel and haughty irony" (Kalisch), but simply of assumed resentment - What deed is this that we have done! were ye not (or, did you not know?) that such a man as I can certainly divine? - literally, divining can divine (vide on ver. 5). Though Joseph uses this language, and is represented by his steward as possessing a divining cup, there is no reason to suppose that he was in the habit of practicing this heathen superstition. And Judah said (acting throughout this scene as the spokesman of his brethren), What shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? (i.e. justify ourselves, or purge ourselves from suspicion). God (literally, the Elohim) hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants (literally, servants to my lord), both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. And he (i.e. Joseph) said, God forbid that I should do so (vide ver. 9): but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. Thus they were once more tested as to whether they could, as before, callously deliver up their father's favorite, and so bring down the gray hairs of their father to the grave, or would heroically and self-sacrificingly offer their own lives and liberties for his protection (Rosenmüller, Keil, Lange, Murphy, and others). How nobly they stood the test Judah's pathetic supplication reveals. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Judahיְהוּדָ֤ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and his brothers וְאֶחָיו֙ (wə·’e·ḥāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) arrived at וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Joseph’s יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites house, בֵּ֣יתָה (bê·ṯāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was still עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more there, שָׁ֑ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither and they fell וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (way·yip·pə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie to the ground אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land before him. לְפָנָ֖יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Links Genesis 44:14 NIVGenesis 44:14 NLT Genesis 44:14 ESV Genesis 44:14 NASB Genesis 44:14 KJV Genesis 44:14 BibleApps.com Genesis 44:14 Biblia Paralela Genesis 44:14 Chinese Bible Genesis 44:14 French Bible Genesis 44:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 44:14 Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's (Gen. 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