Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord,—but, thy servants, are come to buy food.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
In Context
11All of us, are, sons of one man,—honest men, are we: thy servants are not, spies.
Cross References
Genesis 27:37Then answered Isaac and said to Esau,—Lo a lord, have I appointed him unto thee, And, all his brethren, have I given to him as servants, And with corn and new wine, have I sustained him,—And for thee—now, what can I do, my son?
Genesis 44:9With whomsoever of thy servants it can be found, he shall die,—and, we also, will become my lord’s servants.
1 Kings 18:7And so it was, as Obadiah was on the road, that lo! Elijah, met him,—and he recognised him, and fell upon his face, and said—Now art, thou, my lord Elijah?
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 →