Genesis 42:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֥רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יוֹסֵ֛ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶחָ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם
nâkar
H5234
to know
וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר
nâkar
H5234
to know
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אִתָּ֣ם
ʼêth
H854
with
קָשׁ֗וֹת
qâsheh
H7186
hard
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
מֵאַ֣יִן
ʼayin
H370
where
בָּאתֶ֔ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֖עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
לִשְׁבָּר
shâbar
H7666
to buy grain
אֹֽכֶל
ʼôkel
H400
food
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted like a stranger to them, and he spoke with them harshly and said to them, “Where did you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
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