Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:43

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43. they cried before him, Bow the knee — abrech, an Egyptian term, not referring to prostration, but signifying, according to some, "father" (compare Genesis 45:8 ); according to others, "native prince"—that is, proclaimed him naturalized, in order to remove all popular dislike to him as a foreigner. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-44" class="com-number"