Genesis 42:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:23 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. he spake...: Heb. an interprete..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:23 — KJV
“And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. he spake...: Heb. an interpreter was between them”
— Genesis 42:23 (KJV)
Genesis 42:23 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 42:23
“And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. roughly...: Heb. hard things with them”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:23: knew, joseph, spake
“And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. thine hand: Heb. the hollow of thine hand”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:23: spake, heb, between
“And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. loins: Heb. thigh”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:23: joseph, heb
“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:23: knew, joseph
“And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:23: spake, heb
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