When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but made sure he was unrecognizable to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did y’all come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made y’all’s yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised y’all with whips, but I will chastise y’all with scorpions.”