Genesis 42:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 42:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

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KJV

King James Version

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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WEB

World English Bible

Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 42

⁶ Now 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.

⁷ And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

⁸ Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

⁹ Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

¹⁰ “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

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