Genesis 43:27

27 Joseph welcomed them and said, "And your old father whom you mentioned to me, how is he? 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 The brothers spread out their gifts as they waited for Joseph to show up at noon - they had been told that they were to have dinner with him.

26 When Joseph got home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought and bowed respectfully before him.

27 Joseph welcomed them and said, "And your old father whom you mentioned to me, how is he? Is he still alive?"

28 They said, "Yes - your servant our father is quite well, very much alive." And they again bowed respectfully before him.

29 Then Joseph picked out his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son. He asked, "And is this your youngest brother that you told me about?" Then he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."