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Sforno on Genesis 42:7/ספורנו על בראשית מ״ב:ז׳

אוַיַּכִּירֵם. שֶׁהֵם אֶחָיו, לֹא שֶׁהִכִּיר אֶחָד לְאֶחָד:
1ויכירם, he recognised them collectively as being his brothers, without being able to recognise who each brother was.
בוַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם. שִׁנָּה טַעְמוֹ וְלֹא דִּבֵּר בַּעֲנָוָה כְּמִנְהָגוֹ.
2ויתנכר אליהם, he adopted a manner totally uncharacteristic of him, by speaking arrogantly, masking his true voice, etc, apart from the fact that he spoke to them in Egyptian having everything he said translated into Hebrew by an interpreter.
גקָשׁוֹת. פֶּן יַכִּירוּהוּ בַּקּוֹל.
3קשות, so that they would not recognise his voice.