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Genesis 42:23

They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהֵם֙ve.Hemand theyH1992 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'Uthey knewH3045 →
כִּ֥יkithatH3588 →
שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'[was] hearingH8085 →
יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJosephH3130 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
הַמֵּלִ֖יץha.me.Litzthe interpreterH3887 →
בֵּינֹתָֽם׃bei.no.Tam[was] between themH996 →

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Genesis 45:12Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.Psalms 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,Genesis 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”1 Corinthians 14:2For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.John 16:13–14However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.Haggai 2:17I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.

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