Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 42:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 42:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 42:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Joseph's brothers didn't know he could understand them because he was using someone else to talk to them. This was a secret that Joseph kept from them for now.

Genesis 42:23: And they knew not that Joseph understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. [he spake...: Heb. an interpreter was between them]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

This verse illustrates the confusion of languages at Babel, implying that understanding between different languages was not straightforward, whereas Genesis 42:23 suggests that Joseph's brothers were unaware of the interpretation happening between different languages.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Acts 2:6

This verse speaks of the miracle at Pentecost where everyone heard the apostles in their own language, contrasting with Genesis 42:23 where interpretation was needed for understanding.

Acts 2:6: Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. [was...: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind]
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