Genesis 42:7

ASV Bible

And 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.

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Genesis 42:7 in Bible Translations

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King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 42:7 in KJV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 42:7 in DRB →

And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 42:7 in DBT →

And Joseph saw his brethren, and knew them; but he made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them, and said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 42:7 in ERV →

And 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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 42:7 in WBT →

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 42:7 in WEB →

Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, |Where did you come from?| They said, |From the land of Canaan to buy food.|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 42:7 in YLT →

And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, 'From whence have ye come?' and they say, 'From the land of Canaan — to buy food.'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 42:7 in AKJV →

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, From where come you? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 42:7 in WNT →

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Genesis 42:7 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 42:7 in KJV →

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 42:7 in DRB →

And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 42:7 in DBT →

And Joseph saw his brethren, and knew them; but he made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them, and said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 42:7 in ERV →

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 42:7 in WBT →

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 42:7 in WEB →

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 42:7 in YLT →

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 42:7 in AKJV →

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 42:7 in WNT →

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Read Genesis 42:7 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →