“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
Genesis 42:7 - Revised Standard Version CI Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joseph saw his brethren and he recognized them, but he treated them as if he were a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. He said, Where do you come from? And they replied, From the land of Canaan to buy food. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. Common English Bible When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted like he didn’t know them. He spoke to them with a harsh tone and said, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.” Catholic Public Domain Version and he had recognized them, he spoke harshly, as if to foreigners, questioning them: "Where did you come from?" And they responded, "From the land of Canaan, to buy necessary provisions." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life. |
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in amazement.