Psalms 81:5

He established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out against Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand.
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King James Version

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

English Standard Version

He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:

Catholic Public Domain Version

He set it as a testimony with Joseph, when he went out of the land of Egypt. He heard a tongue that he did not know