Kejadian 37:10

37:10 When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, “What is this dream that you had? ¹  Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?” ² 

Kejadian 43:28

43:28 “Your servant our father is well,” they replied. “He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility. ³ 

Kejadian 44:14

44:14 So Judah and his brothers ⁴  came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, ⁵  and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Kejadian 44:19

44:19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

Kejadian 45:9

45:9 Now go up to my father quickly ⁶  and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

Kejadian 46:29

46:29 Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, ⁷  he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.

Kejadian 47:12

47:12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

Kejadian 50:15-21

50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay ⁸  us in full ⁹  for all the harm ¹⁰  we did to him?” 50:16 So they sent word ¹¹  to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died: 50:17 ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept. ¹²  50:18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.” 50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am ¹³  I in the place of God? 50:20 As for you, you meant to harm me, ¹⁴  but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day. ¹⁵  50:21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly ¹⁶  to them.

[37:10]  ¹ sn The question What is this dream that you had? expresses Jacob’s dismay at what he perceives to be Joseph’s audacity.

[37:10]  ² tn Heb “Coming, will we come, I and your mother and your brothers, to bow down to you to the ground?” The verb “come” is preceded by the infinitive absolute, which lends emphasis. It is as if Jacob said, “You don’t really think we will come…to bow down…do you?”

[43:28]  ³ tn Heb “and they bowed low and they bowed down.” The use of synonyms here emphasizes the brothers’ humility.

[44:14]  ⁴ sn Judah and his brothers. The narrative is already beginning to bring Judah to the forefront.

[44:14]  ⁵ tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.

[45:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “hurry and go up.”

[46:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he appeared to him.”

[50:15]  ⁸ tn The imperfect tense could be a simple future; it could also have a desiderative nuance.

[50:15]  ⁹ tn The infinitive absolute makes the statement emphatic, “repay in full.”

[50:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “evil.”

[50:16]  ¹¹ tn The verb means “command,” but they would hardly be commanding him. It probably means they sent their father’s instructions to Joseph.

[50:17]  ¹² tn Heb “and Joseph wept when they spoke to him.”

[50:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “For am I.”

[50:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “you devised against me evil.”

[50:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”

[50:21]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “spoke to their heart.”