Genesis 42:30
The man, euen the Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and toke vs for spyes of the countrey.
Bible (Bishops')
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 sayd vnto him: we meane truely, we neuer were spyes.
Cross References
Genesis 42:9And Ioseph remembred his dreames whiche he dreamed of them, and sayde vnto them: ye are spyes, and to see where the lande is weake, is your commyng.
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 →