Genesis 42:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 37:2 : 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 : 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
John 20:14 : 14 {G2532} When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
John 21:4 : 4 But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 42:6-7
2 verses
88%
6And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
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.
Gen 42:23
85%
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Gen 42:9-10
2 verses
80%
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.
10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Gen 44:14-15
2 verses
78%
14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?
Gen 45:3-4
2 verses
78%
3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Gen 42:12-14
3 verses
77%
12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Gen 45:1
76%
1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Acts 7:13
76%
13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
Gen 37:17-18
2 verses
76%
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Acts 7:25
75%
25and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them {G4991} deliverance; but they understood not.
Gen 37:4-5
2 verses
75%
4And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Gen 48:8
75%
8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Gen 42:3
74%
3And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Gen 37:11-12
2 verses
73%
11And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
12And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Gen 50:17-18
2 verses
73%
17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
Acts 7:18
73%
18till {G3757} there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Gen 45:15
73%
15And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Gen 46:31
73%
31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
Gen 47:5
72%
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Gen 42:28-29
2 verses
72%
28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?
29And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
Gen 37:27
72%
27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.