And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
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Interpretation
The office of conscience is to bring to mind things long since said and done. When the guilt of this sin of Joseph's brethren was fresh, they made light of it, and sat down to eat bread; but now, long afterward, their consciences accused them of it.
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This thought runs through Genesis 42:21-24.