Genesis 42:8 CPDV

⁶  And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him

⁷  and he had recognized them, he spoke harshly, as if to foreigners, questioning them: 'Where did you come from?' And they responded, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy necessary provisions.'

⁸  And although he knew his brothers, he was not known by them.

⁹  And remembering the dreams, which he had seen in another time, he said to them: 'You are scouts. You have come in order to see which parts of the land are weaker.'

¹⁰  And they said: 'It is not so, my lord. But your servants have arrived in order to buy food.