“And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.”
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. - King James Version
Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with {their} faces to the ground. - New American Standard Version (1995)
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth. - American Standard Version (1901)
Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth. - Basic English Bible
And Joseph, he was the governor over the land -- he it was that sold [the corn] to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth. - Darby 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 themselves before him with their faces to the earth. - Webster's Bible
Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth. - World English Bible
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. - Youngs Literal Bible
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth. - Jewish Publication Society Bible
God watches over His Children and preserves them even in times of famine, trials and challenges. Indeed all things work together for good to them that love God Romans 8 28. God does not joke over His heritage the nation of Israel and Christians and will always make a way where there seems no way. The 13years Joseph spent in Egypt before becoming the prime minister was God preparing him for the great assignment assigned to him. Before his trials in Egypt, Joseph was a very cool and naive fellow who did not know there were different kinds of people good and bad in life , and that the 'whole world lieth in wickedness '. God needed him to see and experience various shades of life. Never you complain about your experiences in life but rather learn as many lessons quickly as possible and move with God. This does not mean you should not pray for deliverance if you are going through trials, tribulations and challenges, but know that God 's way and will must be paramount. May God give us the grace to always abide in Christ in Jesus Name
My thought is simply that,every parent is very protective to his her children. And parents alway desire what 's best in life for their children and it is their duty to give direction to their children. It is for evey child to listen and comply with the orders of their parents. We all must listen and follow God 's orders, we will be saved! I say all I Jesus ' holy name. Amen.