7. When Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he acted as if he didn’t know them. He asked unkindly, “Where do you come from?”They answered, “We have come from the land of Canaan to buy food.”
8. Joseph knew they were his brothers, but they did not know who he was.
9. And Joseph remembered his dreams about his brothers bowing to him. He said to them, “You are spies! You came to learn where the nation is weak!”
10. But his brothers said to him, “No, my master. We come as your servants just to buy food.
11. We are all sons of the same father. We are honest men, not spies.”
12. Then Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to learn where this nation is weak!”