Genesis 42:12
But he saide vnto them, Nay, but yee are come to see the weakenes of the land.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
In Context
11Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants are no spies.
Cross References
Genesis 42:15Hereby ye shall be proued: by the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not goe hence, except your yongest brother come hither.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:8-21
Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy… Read the whole commentary →