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King James Bible - Genesis 42:23

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 42:23

Y ellos no sabían que los entendía José, porque había intérprete entre ellos.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 42:23

Verse 23. For he spake unto them by an interpreter.] Either there was a very great difference between the two languages as then spoken, or Joseph, to prevent all suspicion, might affect to be ignorant of both. We have many evidences in this book that the Egyptians, Hebrews, Canaanites, and Syrians, could understand each other in a general way, though there are also proofs that there was a considerable difference between their dialects.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 21-24 - The office of conscience is to bring to mind things long since said an done. When the guilt of this sin of Joseph's brethren was fresh, the made light of it, and sat down to eat bread; but now, long afterward their consciences accused them of it. See the good of afflictions; the often prove the happy means of awakening conscience, and bringing sin to our remembrance. Also, the evil of guilt as to our brethren Conscience now reproached them for it. Whenever we think we have wron done us, we ought to remember the wrong we have done to others. Reube alone remembered with comfort, that he had done what he could to prevent the mischief. When we share with others in their sufferings, it will be a comfort if we have the testimony of our consciences for us that we did not share in their evil deeds, but in our places witnesse against them. Joseph retired to weep. Though his reason directed tha he should still carry himself as a stranger, because they were not a yet humbled enough, yet natural affection could not but work.

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Original Hebrew

והם 1992 לא 3808 ידעו 3045 כי 3588 שׁמע 8085 יוסף 3130 כי 3588 המליץ 3887 בינתם׃ 996