Genesis 42:8

KJV

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

— Genesis 42:8, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 42 connects to 4 cross-references. Famine strikes Canaan, and Jacob sends ten of his sons to Egypt to buy grain; Benjamin stays home. Joseph recognizes his brothers but they do not recognize him; he accuses them of being spies and imprisons Simeon as a hostage …

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Other Translations

ASV

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

YLT

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

BBE

Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.

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