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Genesis 42:7
Genesis 42:7 is verse 7 of Genesis chapter 42, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
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Genesis 42:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
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Genesis 42:9Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
Genesis 42:10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
Genesis 42:11We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
Genesis 42:12“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
Genesis 42:14Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
Genesis 42:15And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Genesis 42:16Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
Genesis 42:17So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
Genesis 42:19If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
Genesis 42:20Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
Matthew 15:23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Matthew 15:24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 15:25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
Matthew 15:26But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”