And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,

And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

And they come nigh unto the man who is over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house,

So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

For this reason, approaching the steward of the house at his door,

Et accesserunt ad virum, qui erat super domum Joseph, et loquuti sunt ad eum in ostio domus:

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,.... The same person before called the ruler of his house, under whose direction they were; just before they came to the house, as it seems by what follows, they made up to him as having something to say to him:
and they communed with him at the door of the house; before they went into it, being uneasy and eager to know what should be the meaning of their being brought thither, which was unusual.