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Genesis 42

Genesis 42:8

Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt · Genesis 42:1–24
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Translations

Modern
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
Traditional
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Literal
And Joseph recognized his brothers, and they did not recognize him.
Latin
Et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens, non est cognitus ab eis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

Notes

Genesis 42:8

they did not recognize him: This was because Joseph was now a grown man, not a boy. He did not have a beard, wore Egyptian clothes, and was in an unexpected position of power. He spoke to them through an interpreter (42:23).

Genesis 42:1–44:34

Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers

Events

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the Wheat

Topics

Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Dissembling: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Joseph Recognizes his Brethren