Genesis 42:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And they did not know that Yosĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

Common English Bible

²³ They didn’t know that Joseph was listening to them because they were using an interpreter.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ But they did not know that Joseph understood, because he was speaking to them through an interpreter.

Genesis 42:23 Cross References

Genesis 11:7

“Come, let Us go there and confuse their language, so that they do not understand one another’s speech.”

Genesis 42:22

And Re’uḇ

Genesis 42:24

And he turned himself away from them and wept, but came back to them and spoke to them. And he took Shimʽ

Genesis 45:12

“And look, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Binyamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore we are envoys on behalf of Messiah, as though Elohim were pleading through us. We beg, on behalf of Messiah: Be restored to favour with Elohim.