Genesis 42:30

New Living Translation

“The man who is governor of the land spoke very harshly to us,” they told him. “He accused us of being spies scouting the land.

Cross References

Genesis 42:16

One of you must go and get your brother. I’ll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we’ll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don’t have a younger brother, then I’ll know you are spies.”

Genesis 42:29

When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them.

Genesis 42:7

Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.”

Genesis 42:9

And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”