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.
What Does Genesis 42:8 Mean?
Genesis 42:8 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 42. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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