Genesis 43:27

27 And {he greeted them} and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"

Genesis 43:27 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:27

And he asked them of [their] welfare
Or "peace" ^F2, their prosperity, especially of the health of their bodies, whether they were well and in good health after so long a journey: and said, [is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spake?
when they were with him before, and told him they were all the sons of one man, who dwelt in Canaan: [is] he yet alive?
which he was very desirous of knowing; for, being advanced in years, he might fear he was removed by death in the time between their going and returning.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Mwlvl) "ad pacem", Montanus, "de pace", Vatablus, Drusius, Piscator, Schmidt.

Genesis 43:27 In-Context

25 Then they laid out the gift until Joseph came at noon, for they had heard that they were to eat food there.

26 And when Joseph came into the house they brought the gift that [was] in their hand into the house to him, and they bowed down before him to the ground.

27 And {he greeted them} and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"

28 And they said, "Your servant our father [is] well; he is still alive." And they knelt and bowed down.

29 Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?" And he continued, "God be gracious to you, my son."

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "he asked peace for them"