Genesis 42:7 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁷ And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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

⁷ 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)

⁷ 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

⁷ 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

⁷ 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

⁷ 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.

Genesis 42:7 Cross References

Genesis 42:30

1 And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.

Genesis 43:33

4 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.