Genesis 42:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 42:7

5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was ^ain the land of Canaan.

6 Now Joseph was governor ^aover the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and ^bbowed down before him with their faces to the earth.

7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as ^aa stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

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

9 Then Joseph ^aremembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the¹ nakedness of the land!”

10 And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.”

12 But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

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Interlinear Bible for Genesis 42:7:

And Joseph
Yowceph (#3130) saw
ra'ah (#7200)
'eth (#853) his brethren,
'ach (#251) and he knew
nakar (#5234) them, but made himself strange
nakar (#5234) unto
'el (#413) them, and spoke
dabar (#1696) roughly
qasheh (#7186) unto
'eth (#854) them; and he said
'amar (#559) unto
'el (#413) them, Whence
min (#4480) come
bow' (#935) ye? And they said,
'amar (#559) From the land
min (#4480) of Canaan
Kna`an (#3667) to buy
shabar (#7666) food.
'okel (#400)

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