Genesis 42:30

Bible in Basic English 1965

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

Cross References

Genesis 42:16

Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.

Genesis 42:29

So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

Genesis 42:7

And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

Genesis 42:9

Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.