Genesis 42:23
“And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sie aber wußten nicht, daß Joseph es verstand, denn ein Dolmetscher war zwischen ihnen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y ellos no sabían que los entendía José, porque había intérprete entre ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E eles não sabiam que os entendia José, porque havia intérprete entre eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles não sabiam que José os entendia, porque havia um intérprete entre eles.
📖 Genesis 42:23 in Context
21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
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