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

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 43 contains 34 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.