Genesis 42:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
In context
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.
Genesis 42:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
- KJV King James Version
- And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
- WEB World English Bible
- Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.