Genesis 42:30
The ish, who is adonei HaAretz, spoke roughly to us, and took us for meragelim HaAretz.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 unto Ya'akov Avihem in Eretz Kena'an, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
31And we said unto him, We are truthful ones; we are no meragelim;
Cross References
Genesis 42:9And Yosef remembered the chalomot which he dreamed about them, and said unto them, Ye are meragelim (spies); to see the ervat ha'aretz (nakedness of the land) ye came.
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 →