Genesis 42:23
Genesis 42:23-24 The Message (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.
Genesis 42:23 King James Version (KJV)
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
Genesis 42:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.
Genesis 42:23 New Century Version (NCV)
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter, so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
Genesis 42:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Genesis 42:23 New International Version (NIV)
They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
Genesis 42:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
Genesis 42:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They did not know that Joseph understood [their conversation], because he spoke to them through an interpreter.
Genesis 42:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
Of course, they didn’t know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.