Genesis 43:28
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And they answered: Thy servant our father, is in health; he is yet living. And bowing themselves, they made obeisance to him.

bowed.

Genesis 43:26 Then Joseph came in to his house, and they offered him the presents, holding them in their hands; and they bowed down with their face to the ground.

Genesis 37:7,9,10 I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about bowed down before my sheaf. . . .

made obeisance.

Exodus 18:7 And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,

2 Samuel 1:2 And on the third day, there appeared a man who came out of Saul's camp, with his garments rent, and dust strewed on his head: and when he came to David, he fell upon his face, and adored.

2 Samuel 14:4 And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king.

1 Kings 1:16 Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will?

2 Chronicles 24:17 And after the death of Joiada, the princes of Juda went in, and worshipped the king: and he was soothed by their services and hearkened to them.

Context
Joseph's Hospitality to His Brothers
27But he courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living? 28And they answered: Thy servant our father, is in health; he is yet living. And bowing themselves, they made obeisance to him.29And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son.…
Cross References
Genesis 37:7
I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about bowed down before my sheaf.

Genesis 37:10
And when he had told this to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked him and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth?

Exodus 18:7
And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,

Lexicon
“Your servant
לְעַבְדְּךָ֥ (lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

our father
לְאָבִ֖ינוּ (lə·’ā·ḇî·nū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

is well,”
שָׁל֛וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

they answered.
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“He is still
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

alive.”
חָ֑י (ḥāy)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

And they bowed down
וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ (way·yiq·qə·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6915: To shrivel up, contract, bend the body, in deference

to honor him.
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃‪‬‪‬ (way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate


Additional Translations
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

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

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.

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

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

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

They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.

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