Genesis 42:9

and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, 'Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

10And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

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Cross References

Genesis 37:11and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.

Genesis 42:30'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

Exodus 32:35And Jehovah plagueth the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.

Numbers 13:16These [are] the names of the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land; and Moses calleth Hoshea son of Nun, Jehoshua.

Joshua 6:23And the young man, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all whom she hath; yea, all her families they have brought out, and place them at the outside of the camp of Israel.

1 Samuel 26:4and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

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 →

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