Genesis 42:9

New American Bible - revised edition

he was reminded of the dreams he had about them. He said to them: “You are spies. You have come to see the weak points of the land.”

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 42:16

So send one of your number to get your brother, while the rest of you stay here under arrest. Thus will your words be tested for their truth; if they are untrue, as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

Genesis 42:34

When you bring me your youngest brother, and I know that you are not spies but honest men, I will restore your brother to you, and you may move about freely in the land.’”

2 Samuel 10:3

the Ammonite princes said to their lord Hanun, “Do you think David is doing this—sending you these consolers—to honor your father? Is it not rather to explore the city, to spy on it, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his servants to you?”

Exodus 32:35

Thus the Lord struck the people for making the calf, the one that Aaron made.

Numbers 13:2

Send men to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, which I am giving the Israelites. You shall send one man from each ancestral tribe, every one a leader among them.

Luke 20:20

They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to be righteous who were to trap him in speech, in order to hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.

Hebrews 11:31

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, reconnoiter the land and Jericho.” When the two reached Jericho, they went into the house of a prostitute named Rahab, where they lodged.

Joshua 6:23

The spies entered and brought out Rahab, with her father, mother, brothers, and all her family; her entire family they led forth and placed outside the camp of Israel.

Judges 1:24

The scouts saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, “Tell us the way into the city, and we will show you mercy.”

1 Samuel 26:4

and sent out scouts, who confirmed Saul’s arrival.