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וַיַּ֥רְא יֹוסֵ֛ף אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשֹׁ֗ות וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ (Genesis 42:7) And Yosef saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but he acted like a stranger toward them and spoke harshly with them. And he said to them, “From where have you come?” And they said, “From the land of Kena’an to buy food.” This verse is a literary turning point: Yosef sees his brothers for the first time since being sold into slavery.… Learn Hebrew