Genesis 42:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Choose one of you to go after your brother, while the rest of you stay here in jail. That will show whether you are telling the truth. But if you are lying, I swear by the life of the king that you are spies!

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We're honest men, and we come from the same family—we're not spies.”

Genesis 42:30

The governor of Egypt was rude and treated us like spies.

2 Samuel 10:3

But Hanun's officials told him, “Do you really believe David is honouring your father by sending these people to comfort you? He probably sent them to spy on our city, so he can destroy it.”

Joshua 2:1

Joshua chose two men as spies and sent them from their camp at Acacia with these instructions: “Go across the river and find out as much as you can about the whole region, especially about the town of Jericho.” The two spies left the Israelite camp at Acacia and went to Jericho, where they decided to spend the night at the house of a prostitute named Rahab.