Genesis 42:8
What does Genesis 42:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 42:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.
Context
v.7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
v.8This passage
v.9And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 21:4
But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
- John 20:14
When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
- Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
- Luke 24:16
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
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