Genesis 42:30
The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
In Context
31And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
Cross References
Genesis 42:9Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:30-38
The Report Made to Jacob. ( b. c. 1706.) 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that… Read the whole commentary →