Genesis 42:12
But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he sayde vnto them: nay verely but euen to se where the land is weake is youre comynge.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto the: No, but ye are come to se where the lande is open.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But he saide vnto them, Nay, but yee are come to see the weakenes of the land.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto them agayne: nay but euen to see where the lande is weake, is your comming.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
World English Bible (2000)
He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“No,” he insisted,“but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
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7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'
8Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see the weakness of the land.'
10But they said to him, 'No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food.
11We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.'
- Gen 42:13-164 verses83%
13And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'
14But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!
15This is how you will be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.'
16Send one of you to bring your brother; the rest of you will stay in prison. This will test whether your words are true. If not, then by the life of Pharaoh, you are spies.'
- Gen 42:29-357 verses80%
29When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.
30They said, 'The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.'
31'But we said to him, "We are honest men, not spies.
32"We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan."'
33'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.
34Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'
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7But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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23But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'
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- Gen 43:6-72 verses73%
6Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”
7They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”
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- Gen 42:1-33 verses72%
1When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, 'Why are you standing around looking at each other?'
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3Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
- Gen 42:19-213 verses72%
19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
20Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.
21They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.'
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- Gen 43:2-32 verses71%
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19They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"
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