Genesis 42:5-7

International Standard Version

⁵ Israel’s sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.

Joseph’s Brothers Encounter Joseph

⁶ Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph’s brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down.^{[a] 7} As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he remained disguised and asked them gruffly, “Where are you from?”

“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We’re here^[b] to buy food.”