Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow 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. Young's Literal Translation and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph’s brethren come and bow themselves to him—face to the earth. King James Bible And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth. Hebrew Now Josephוְיוֹסֵ֗ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites was the ruler הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט (haš·šal·lîṭ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7989: Having mastery, domineering of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land who ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are sold grain הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר (ham·maš·bîr) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7666: To deal in grain to all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every its הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land people. עַ֣ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock So when [his] יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites brothers אֲחֵ֣י (’ă·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 251: A brother, ) arrived, וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To 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 Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate before him ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew with their faces אַפַּ֖יִם (’ap·pa·yim) Noun - md Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire to the ground. אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |