Genesis 42:30

The Passion Translation

“The governor of Egypt spoke harshly to us and accused us of being spies.

Cross References

Genesis 42:16

One of you must go and bring me your brother, while the rest of you will remain here in confinement. This way I will test your words to see if the story you have told me is true. If not, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

Genesis 42:29

When they came to their father Jacob in Canaan, they told him the story of all that happened to them, saying,

Genesis 42:7

As soon as Joseph saw them, he realized that they were his brothers! But he pretended he didn’t know them and spoke to them harshly: “Where do you come from?” “From the land of Canaan,” they answered, “and we’re here to buy food.”

Genesis 42:9

Then at once, Joseph remembered the dreams he had about them bowing down before him! Pausing, he said to them, “You are spies! You’ve come to see where our land is weak!”