Genesis 42:30
The man, the lord of the country, spoke hardly with us, and dealt with us as spies of the land.
Targum Onkelos
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 told him, We are true men, not spies:
Cross References
Genesis 42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed of them; and he said to them, You are spies; to see the ruin of the land are you 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 →