Genesis 42:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 42:16

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!

Genesis 42:29

When they returned to the land of Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened to them:

Genesis 42:7

They did not recognize Joseph, but straight away he knew who they were, though he pretended not to know. Instead, he spoke harshly and asked, “Where do you come from?” “From the land of Canaan,” they answered. “We've come here to buy grain.”

Genesis 42:9

Joseph remembered what he had dreamed about them and said, “You're spies! You've come here to find out where our country is weak.”