Genesis 42:7
BRG Bible
7 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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Genesis 42:7
New King James Version
7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as (A)a stranger to them and spoke [a]roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?”
And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
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Genesis 42:7
English Standard Version
7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and (A)spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
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