Genesis 42:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Common English Bible

He said to them, “No. You’ve come to look for the country’s weaknesses.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he answered them: "It is otherwise. You have come to examine the unguarded parts of this land."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.

Genesis 42:12 Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Genesis 42:13

And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

Genesis 42:15

hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

2 Samuel 3:25

Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.