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Genesis 42:23

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

KJV

Nesciebant autem quod intelligeret Joseph, eo quod per interpretem loqueretur ad eos.

Vulgate

αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν ὅτι ἀκούει Ἰωσήφ, ὁ γὰρ ἑρμηνευτὴς ἀνὰ μέσον αὐτῶν ἦν· ⸆

LXX

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

ASV

וְ/הֵם֙ לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּ֥י הַ/מֵּלִ֖יץ בֵּינֹתָֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JosephJosephJosephJoseph

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֵ֭ץ
lts
verb · 27×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 14:2 — For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
  • Gen 45:12 — And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
  • Ps 114:1 — When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;