Genesis 42:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.”

Genesis 42:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 42:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.”

Genesis 42:8 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. ”

Genesis 42:8 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,”

Genesis 42:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him. ”

Genesis 42:8 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(Now Ioseph knewe his brethren, but they knew not him.”

Genesis 42:8 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:8 in Context — Genesis 42

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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.

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

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What Does Genesis 42:8 Mean?

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