Genesis 42:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:7 — KJV
“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”
— Genesis 42:7 (KJV)
Genesis 42:7 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 42:7
“The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. roughly...: Heb. with us hard things”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:7: spake, roughly, land
“So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; which...: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:7: made, strange, come
“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. to consecrate...: Heb. to fill his hand”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:7: made, himself, come
“And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:7: joseph, brethren, come
“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:7: joseph, brethren, come
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