Genesis 42:30

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

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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

29They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,

31We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:9Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness 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 →

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