Genesis 42:30
The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.
Cross References
Genesis 42:9And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land.
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 →