Other translations
American Standard Version
And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
Darby Bible Translation
And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
God's Word
They answered, "Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well." Then they knelt, bowing down.
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.
New American Standard Bible
They said, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." They bowed down in homage.
New International Version
They replied, "Your servant our father is still alive and well." And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
New Living Translation
"Yes," they replied. "Our father, your servant, is alive and well." And they bowed low again.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they answered, Thy servant, our father, is in good health, he is yet alive: and they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
The World English Bible
They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.
EasyEnglish Bible
The brothers replied, ‘Your servant, our father, is still alive. And he is well.’ They bent down to the ground again, to respect Joseph.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and they say, `Thy servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.
New Life Version
And they said, “Your servant, our father is well. He is still alive.” Then they bowed their heads low in honor to Joseph.
The Voice Bible
Joseph’s Brothers: Your servant, our father, is alive and well. They bowed down again out of respect.
Living Bible
“Yes,” they replied. “He is alive and well.” Then again they bowed before him.
New Catholic Bible
They answered, “Your servant, our father, is well, and he is still alive,” and they knelt and bowed down.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” They bowed down and prostrated themselves.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And they answered, Thy slave our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
Christian Standard Bible
They answered, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” And they knelt low and paid homage to him.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
New Century Version
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low before Joseph to show him respect.
The Message
They said, “Yes—your servant our father is quite well, very much alive.” And they again bowed respectfully before him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down and prostrated themselves.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
Good News Translation®
They answered, “Your humble servant, our father, is still alive and well.” And they knelt and bowed down before him.
Wycliffe Bible
Which answered, He is whole, thy servant our father liveth yet; and they were bowed, and worshipped him. (And they answered, He is well, yea, thy servant, our father, yet liveth; and they bowed low before him.)
Contemporary English Version
They answered, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And again they bowed down to Joseph.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They said, “Your servant our father is well, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They said, ‘Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.’ And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
Common English Bible © 2011
They said, “Your servant our father is fine. He’s still alive.” And they bowed down again with deep respect.
Amplified Bible © 2015
And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed down [their heads before Joseph] in respect.
English Standard Version Anglicised
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
“Your servant our father is still alive and doing well,” they said, as they knelt and bowed down.
New American Standard Bible
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” Then they bowed down again in homage.
The Expanded Bible
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low ·before Joseph to show him respect [L and did obeisance].
Tree of Life Version
“Your servant, our father, is well,” they said. “He’s still alive.” Then they knelt and bowed down.
Revised Standard Version
They said, “Your servant our father is well, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and made obeisance.
New International Reader's Version
They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down to show him honor.
BRG 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
They answered, “Your servant our father is well; yes, he is still alive,” as they bowed in respect.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They said, ‘Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.’ And they bowed their heads and did obeisance.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And they answered, There is shalom with thy eved avinu; he is still alive. And they bowed their heads, and prostrated themselves.
Names of God Bible
They answered, “Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well.” Then they knelt, bowing down.
Modern English Version
And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves.
Easy-to-Read Version
The brothers answered, “Yes, sir, our father is still alive.” And they again bowed before Joseph.
International Children’s Bible
The brothers answered, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” And they bowed low before Joseph to show him respect.
Lexham English Bible
And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down.
New International Version - UK
They replied, ‘Your servant our father is still alive and well.’ And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.