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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.
Genesis 42:7 — KJV
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Genesis 42:7
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Genesis 42:7
Verse 7 of 38
Commentary
Commentary on Genesis 42:7
Theological / DevotionalHe knew them. Joseph recognized his brothers at once, but they, not having seen him for more than 20 years, did not recognize him (v. 8). Not only was he older now, but he was Egyptianized as well, wore Egyptian dress and had a clean-shaven face instead of a Semite beard. Furthermore, he spoke a strange language and was, apparently, a great lord. The mere thought of connecting Joseph with this mighty man would have seemed highly absurd (see ch. 45:3).
Spake roughly unto them. That Joseph spoke “hard things to them,” as the text reads literally, was not due to a feeling of revenge, but rather to ascertain their present state of mind, particularly with regard to himself and to Benjamin, whose absence had certainly arrested his attention and perhaps aroused his suspicion.
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