Genesis 42:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies! ’

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

‘We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.’

2 Samuel 10:3

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, ‘Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? ’

Genesis 42:30

‘The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies  from the Acacia Grove,  saying, ‘Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.’ So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab,  and stayed there.