Send one from among yourselves to get your brother, while you remain confined, in order to test your words, to see whether the truth is with you. If not, by the life of Pharaoh, you’re definitely spies!”
Genesis 42:30 - Tree of Life Version “The man, the lord of the land, spoke with us harshly, and took us as spies of the land. 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 yourselves to get your brother, while you remain confined, in order to test your words, to see whether the truth is with you. If not, by the life of Pharaoh, you’re definitely spies!”
When they came to their father Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
Then Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down to him with faces to the ground. When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he made himself unrecognizable to them. Then he spoke harshly and said to them, “Where have you come from?” “From the land of Canaan,” they said, “to buy grain as food.”
Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them. He said to them, “You’re spies! You’ve come to see the undefended places in the land.”