⁷ As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.^(A) “Where do you come from?”^(B) he asked.

“From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”

⁸ Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.^{(C) 9} Then he remembered his dreams^(D) about them and said to them, “You are spies!^(E) You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”^(F)