Parallel GEN 42:7

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OEB When Joseph saw his brothers he knew them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them and said, ‘Where do you come from?’ They said, ‘From the land of Canaan to buy food.’

WEBBE Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognised 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, “Where do you come from?” They answered, “From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”

LSV And Joseph sees his brothers, and discerns them, and makes himself strange to them, and speaks sharp things with them, and says to them, “From where have you come?” And they say, “From the land of Canaan—to buy food.”

FBV Joseph recognized them as soon as he saw them, but he acted like a stranger towards them and spoke to them in a severe way, saying, “Where are you from?”
¶ “From the country of Canaan,” they replied. “We've come to buy food.”

T4T As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he pretended that he did not know them. He spoke harshly to them, saying, “Where do you come from?” One of them replied, “We have come from Canaan, to buy some grain.”

LEB And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, “From where have you come?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

BBE And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

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

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

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.'

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
   (And Joseph saw his brethren/brothers, 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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KJB-1611 [fn]And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps When Ioseph sawe his brethren, he knewe them, and made hym selfe straunge vnto them, & spake roughly vnto them, saying: Whence come ye? They aunswered, out of the lande of Chanaan to bye vitayle.
   (When Yoseph saw his brethren/brothers, he knew them, and made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them, saying: Whence come ye? They answered, out of the land of Chanaan to buy vitayle.)

Gnva And when Ioseph sawe his brethren, hee knewe them, and made himselfe straunge toward them, and spake to them roughly, and saide vnto them, Whence come yee? Who answered, Out of the land of Canaan, to bye vitaile.
   (And when Yoseph saw his brethren/brothers, he knew them, and made himself strange toward them, and spake to them roughly, and said unto them, Whence come yee? Who answered, Out of the land of Canaan, to buy vitaile. )

Cvdl And he sawe them, & knewe the, and helde him self straunge towarde them, and talked roughly with them, and saide vnto them: Whence come ye? They sayde: Out of the lande of Canaan to bye vytayle.
   (And he saw them, and knew them, and held him self strange towarde them, and talked roughly with them, and said unto them: Whence come ye? They said: Out of the land of Canaan to buy vytayle.)

Wycl and he hadde knowe hem, he spak hardere as to aliens, and axide hem, Fro whennus camen ye? Whiche answeriden, Fro the lond of Canaan, that we bie necessaries to lyiflode.
   (and he had know them, he spake hardere as to aliens, and asked them, From whence came ye? Which answered, From the land of Canaan, that we buy necessaries to lyiflode.)

Luth Und er sah sie an und kannte sie; und stellete sich fremd gegen sie und redete hart mit ihnen und sprach zu ihnen: Woher kommt ihr? Sie sprachen: Aus dem Lande Kanaan, Speise zu kaufen.
   (And he saw they/she/them at and kannte sie; and stellete itself/yourself/themselves fremd gegen they/she/them and talked hart with to_them and spoke to to_them: Woher comes ihr? They/She said: Out_of to_him land Kanaan, food to kaufen.)

ClVg et agnovisset eos, quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur, interrogans eos: Unde venistis? Qui responderunt: De terra Chanaan, ut emamus victui necessaria.
   (and agnovisset them, as_if to alienos durius loquebatur, interrogans them: Unde venistis? Who responderunt: De earth/land Chanaan, as emamus victui necessaria. )