# He was still there

"Joseph was still there"

# they bowed before him

"they fell before him." This is a sign of the brothers wanting the lord to be merciful to them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# Do you not know that a man like me practices divination?

Joseph uses a question to scold his brothers. AT: "Surely you know that a man like me can learn things by magic!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/divination]]