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Genesis 42:23
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KJ21
And they knew not that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.
ASV
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
AMP
They did not know that Joseph understood [their conversation], because he spoke to them through an interpreter.
AMPC
But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
BRG
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
CSB
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
CSBA
They did not realise that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
CEB
They didn’t know that Joseph was listening to them because they were using an interpreter.
CJB
They had no idea that Yosef understood them, since an interpreter was translating for them.
CEV
They did not know that Joseph could understand them, since he was speaking through an interpreter.
DARBY
And they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
DRA
And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.
ERV
Joseph was using an interpreter to talk to his brothers, so the brothers did not know that he understood their language. He heard and understood everything they said, and that made him want to cry. So he turned away and left the room. When he came back, he took one of the brothers, Simeon, and tied him up while the others watched.
EASY
While they said all this, they did not know that Joseph could understand them. Joseph had been speaking in the Egyptian language and someone else told the brothers his message in Hebrew.
EHV
They did not know that Joseph understood them, because an interpreter was being used between them.
ESV
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
ESVUK
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
EXB
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an ·interpreter [or intermediary], so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
GNV
(And they were not aware that Joseph understood them: for he spake unto them by an interpreter.)
GW
They didn’t know that Joseph could understand them, because he was speaking through an interpreter.
GNT
Joseph understood what they said, but they did not know it, because they had been speaking to him through an interpreter.
HCSB
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
ICB
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter. So they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
ISV
Meanwhile, they had no idea that Joseph could understand them, since he was talking to them through an interpreter.
JUB
And they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.
KJV
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
AKJV
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
LSB
Now they did not know that Joseph was listening, for there was an interpreter between them.
LEB
Now they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
TLB
Of course they didn’t know that Joseph understood them as he was standing there, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
MSG
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn’t know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
MEV
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
NOG
They didn’t know that Joseph could understand them, because he was speaking through an interpreter.
NABRE
They did not know, of course, that Joseph understood what they said, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
NASB
They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.
NASB1995
They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.
NCB
They did not know that Joseph understood them because he was using an interpreter.
NCV
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter, so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
NET
(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)
NIRV
They didn’t realize that Joseph could understand what they were saying. He was using someone else to explain their words to him in the Egyptian language.
NIV
They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
NIVUK
They did not realise that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
NKJV
But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
NLV
They did not know that Joseph understood them. For there was a man between them to tell the meaning of each other’s language.
NLT
Of course, they didn’t know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
NRSVA
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
NRSVACE
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
NRSVCE
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
NRSVUE
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
OJB
And they had no da’as that Yosef understood them; for he spoke unto them by the melitz (go-between, interpreter).
RGT
And they were not aware that Joseph understood them. For he spoke to them through an interpreter.
RSV
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
RSVCE
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
TLV
They did not know that Joseph was listening, since there was an interpreter between them.
VOICE
Now Joseph’s brothers were speaking to each other in their own language and had no idea that Joseph understood what they were saying, since he had been speaking with them through an interpreter.
WEB
They didn’t know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
WYC
Soothly they knew not that Joseph understood them, for he spake to them by (an) interpreter/by an expounder.
YLT
And they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter [is] between them;
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