| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 42:6:1 ⧉וְיוֹסֵ֗ףveyosefand Joseph Genesis 42:6:2 ⧉ה֚וּאhuhe Genesis 42:6:3 ⧉הַשַּׁלִּ֣יטhashalitthe governor Genesis 42:6:4 ⧉עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץalhaaretsover the land Genesis 42:6:5 ⧉ה֥וּאhuhe Genesis 42:6:6 ⧉הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירhamashbirthe one selling grain Genesis 42:6:7 ⧉לְכָל־עַ֣םlekholamto all the people of Genesis 42:6:8 ⧉הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe land Genesis 42:6:9 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vayavoucame Genesis 42:6:10 ⧉אֲחֵ֣יakhebrothers of Genesis 42:6:11 ⧉יוֹסֵ֔ףyosefJoseph Genesis 42:6:12 ⧉וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ל֥וֹvayishtakhavulobowed themselves to him Genesis 42:6:13 ⧉אַפַּ֖יִםapayimwith faces Genesis 42:6:14 ⧉אָֽרְצָה׃artsato the ground |
| 6. Formal Translation Joseph held authority over the land as governor; he managed the sale of grain to all the people there. When his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him, their faces to the ground. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation Joseph served as governor of the entire land, overseeing grain sales to all its inhabitants. So his brothers came and bowed down to him, pressing their faces against the ground. |