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Genesis 42:8

Joseph

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.”

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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BSB
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
KJV
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
WEB
Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.
ASV
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
DARBY
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.
BLB
And Joseph recognized his brothers, and they did not recognize him.
ÅB
Josef kjente sine brødre, men de kjente ikke ham.
OTB
Josef kjente igjen brødrene sine, men de kjente ikke ham.
B1930
Josef kjente sine brødre, men de kjente ikke ham.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:2

    This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

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  • John 20:14

    When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

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  • John 21:4

    Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

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  • Luke 24:16

    But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

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