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! ’
Genesis 42:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The man who is the lord of the land spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country. American Standard Version (1901) The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. Common English Bible “The man, the country’s governor, spoke to us with a harsh tone and accused us of being spies in the country. Catholic Public Domain Version "The lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and he considered us to be scouts of the province. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country. |
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! ’
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them:
When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognised them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them. ‘Where do you come from? ’ he asked. ‘From the land of Canaan to buy food,’ they replied.
Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, ‘You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.’