Genesis 42:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.”

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept wondering about the dream.

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 42:34

But bring your youngest brother to me, so I can be certain that you are honest men and not spies. After that, I'll let your other brother go free, and you can stay here and trade.”

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.”

Exodus 32:35

So the LORD punished the people of Israel with a terrible disease for talking Aaron into making the gold idol.

Numbers 13:2

“Choose a leader from each tribe and send them into Canaan to explore the land I am giving you.”

Luke 20:20

Jesus' enemies kept watching him closely, because they wanted to hand him over to the Roman governor. So they sent some men who pretended to be good. But they were really spies trying to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

Hebrews 11:31

Rahab had been a prostitute, but she had faith and welcomed the spies. So she wasn't killed with the people who disobeyed.

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.

Judges 1:24

While the spies were watching the town, a man came out, and they told him, “If you show us how our army can get into the town, we will make sure that you aren't harmed.”

1 Samuel 26:4

he sent some spies to find out if it was true.