As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he acted as if he didn’t know them and spoke harshly to them. “Where did you come from?” he asked them. “From Canaan, to buy food,” they answered.
“The governor of that land spoke harshly to us and treated us like spies.
The brothers were seated facing him according to their ages—from the oldest to the youngest. They looked at each other in amazement.