Genesis 42:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they did not know that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.

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  • John 16:13-14 : 13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come. 14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.

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  • Gen 42:7-9
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    7And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

    8And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

    9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

  • Gen 42:24-25
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    24And he turned himself away 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 grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey: and thus he did to them.

  • Gen 42:21-22
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    21And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.

    22And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.

  • Gen 44:15
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    15And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

  • Gen 42:13-14
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    13And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.

    14And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:

  • Gen 40:8
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    8And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams, please.

  • Acts 7:25
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    25For he supposed his brothers would understand that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.

  • Gen 50:17
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    17So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

  • Gen 37:18
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    18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

  • Gen 40:22-23
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    22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

    23Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

  • Gen 45:1-4
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    1Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, Make every man go out from me. So no man stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

    2And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

    3And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph; does my father still live? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

    4And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 43:19
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    19And they drew near to the steward of Joseph's house, and spoke with him at the door of the house,

  • Luke 2:50
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    50And they did not understand the statement which he spoke to them.

  • Gen 42:28-29
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    28And he said to his brothers, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their hearts failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

    29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

  • Gen 37:4
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    4And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

  • Gen 44:7
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    7And they said to him, Why does my lord say these words? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing as this:

  • Ps 81:5
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    5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt; where I heard a language that I did not understand.

  • Gen 42:35-36
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    35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

    36And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

  • John 8:27
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    27They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father.

  • Gen 37:32
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    32And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This we have found: know now whether it is your son's coat or not.

  • Gen 37:27
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    27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.

  • Gen 43:7
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    7And they said, The man asked us specifically about our state and kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him according to these words: could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down?