Genesis 42:8
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Genesis 42:8 in other translations
| BSB | Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. |
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| WEB | Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him. |
| ASV | And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. |
| YLT | And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him, |
| DARBY | And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him. |
| BBE | Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was. |
| Webster | And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. |
What does Genesis 42:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:7-8
7-8. Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, ... but they knew not him--This is not strange. They were full-grown men--he was but a lad at parting. They were in their usual garb--he was in his official robes. They never dreamt of him as governor of Egypt, while he had been expecting them. They had but one face; he had ten persons to judge by. made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly--It would be an…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:7-20
Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems harsh with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he has great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them…
Genesis 42:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:8
- Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
- John 20:14
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
- John 21:4
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
- Luke 24:16
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
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Context
- Genesis 42:7
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.
- Genesis 42:8
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
- Genesis 42:9
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.
Genesis 42:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | José, pues, conoció á sus hermanos; pero ellos no le conocieron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joseph reconnut ses frères; et eux ne le reconnurent pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Joseph erkannte seine Brüder; sie aber erkannten ihn nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens, non est cognitus ab eis. |