“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us ¹  as if we were ²  spying on the land.

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger ¹  to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, “Where do you come from?” They answered, ²  “From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.” ³