Genesis 42:7

And Joseph beheld his brethren and recognised them,—and made himself a stranger unto them and spake with them harsh things and said unto them—Whence have ye come in? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Now, Joseph—he, it was, that was in power over the land, he, it was that was selling corn to all the people of the land,—so Joseph’s brethren came in, and bowed themselves down to him, with their faces to the earth.

8And Joseph recognised his brethren,—whereas they, recognised him not.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed regarding them,—so he said unto them—Spies, are, ye! to see the nakedness of the land, have ye come in!

Genesis 42:19If ye, are, honest men, one brother of you shall be kept as a prisoner in your house of ward,—but, ye, go, take in corn for the famine of your houses;

Matthew 15:23But, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying—Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:2-7

Jacob Sends to Egypt to Buy Corn. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. 3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befal him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to… Read the whole commentary →

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