Genesis 42:12
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
In Context
11We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
Cross References
Genesis 42:15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:8-21
Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy… Read the whole commentary →