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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
והם לא ידעו כי שמע יוסף כי המליץ בינתם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vhm lA yd`v ky SHm` yvsp ky hmlyTS byntm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nesciebant autem quod intellegeret Ioseph eo quod per interpretem loquebatur ad eos

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
New King James Version   
But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
21st Century King James Version   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Darby Bible Translation   
And they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
God's Word   
They didn't know that Joseph could understand them, because he was speaking through an interpreter.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
International Standard Version   
Meanwhile, they had no idea that Joseph could understand them, since he was talking to them through an interpreter.
NET Bible   
(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)
New American Standard Bible   
They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.
New International Version   
They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
New Living Translation   
Of course, they didn't know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.
The World English Bible   
They didn't know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
EasyEnglish Bible   
While they said all this, they did not know that Joseph could understand them. Joseph had been speaking in the Egyptian language and someone else told the brothers his message in Hebrew.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter [is] between them;
New Life Version   
They did not know that Joseph understood them. For there was a man between them to tell the meaning of each other’s language.
The Voice Bible   
Now Joseph’s brothers were speaking to each other in their own language and had no idea that Joseph understood what they were saying, since he had been speaking with them through an interpreter.
Living Bible   
Of course they didn’t know that Joseph understood them as he was standing there, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
New Catholic Bible   
They did not know that Joseph understood them because he was using an interpreter.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now they did not know that Joseph was listening, for there was an interpreter between them.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.
Christian Standard Bible   
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
New Century Version   
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter, so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
The Message   
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn’t know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, because an interpreter was being used between them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
Good News Translation®   
Joseph understood what they said, but they did not know it, because they had been speaking to him through an interpreter.
Wycliffe Bible   
Soothly they knew not that Joseph understood them, for he spake to them by (an) interpreter/by an expounder.
Contemporary English Version   
They did not know that Joseph could understand them, since he was speaking through an interpreter.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
Common English Bible © 2011   
They didn’t know that Joseph was listening to them because they were using an interpreter.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
They did not know that Joseph understood [their conversation], because he spoke to them through an interpreter.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
They did not know, of course, that Joseph understood what they said, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
New American Standard Bible   
They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.
The Expanded Bible   
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an ·interpreter [or intermediary], so they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
Tree of Life Version   
They did not know that Joseph was listening, since there was an interpreter between them.
Revised Standard Version   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
New International Reader's Version   
They didn’t realize that Joseph could understand what they were saying. He was using someone else to explain their words to him in the Egyptian language.
BRG Bible   
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
Complete Jewish Bible   
They had no idea that Yosef understood them, since an interpreter was translating for them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And they had no da’as that Yosef understood them; for he spoke unto them by the melitz (go-between, interpreter).
Names of God Bible   
They didn’t know that Joseph could understand them, because he was speaking through an interpreter.
Modern English Version   
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Joseph was using an interpreter to talk to his brothers, so the brothers did not know that he understood their language. He heard and understood everything they said, and that made him want to cry. So he turned away and left the room. When he came back, he took one of the brothers, Simeon, and tied him up while the others watched.
International Children’s Bible   
When Joseph talked to his brothers, he used an interpreter. So they did not know that Joseph understood what they were saying.
Lexham English Bible   
Now they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
New International Version - UK   
They did not realise that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.