Genesis 42:30

The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and treated us as spies of the land.

Darby Translation

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

29And they came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,

31And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:

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Cross References

Genesis 42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them; and he said to them, Ye are spies: to see the exposed places of the land ye are come.

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 →

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