Genesis

Genesis 42:6

⁶Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Joseph	וְיוֹסֵ֗ף	wə·yō·w·sêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
was	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the ruler	הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט	haš·šal·lîṭ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7989 having mastery, domineering
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
who	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
sold grain	הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר	ham·maš·bîr	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7666 buy grain
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
So when	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
brothers	אֲחֵ֣י	’ă·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
arrived	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
they bowed down	וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
before him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
with their faces	אַפַּ֖יִם	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.