Genesis 42:30

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They said, 'The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.'

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  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When 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.'

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  • Gen 42:31-34
    4 verses
    84%

    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.

    34 Bring 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."'

  • Gen 42:28-29
    2 verses
    80%

    28 He said to his brothers, 'My money has been returned! Look, it is here in my sack.' Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another, saying, 'What is this that God has done to us?'

    29 When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.

  • Gen 42:9-14
    6 verses
    79%

    9 Then 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.'

    10 But they said to him, 'No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food.

    11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.'

    12 But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'

    13 And 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.'

    14 But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!

  • Gen 43:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”

    7 They 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’?”

  • Gen 44:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

    8 "Look, we even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

  • Gen 42:7
    73%

    7 When 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.'

  • Gen 44:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24 When we went back to your servant, my father, we told him the words of my lord.

    25 Later, our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'

    26 But we said, 'We cannot go down unless our youngest brother is with us. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

  • Judg 1:24
    72%

    24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly."

  • Gen 31:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, 'Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

    15 Does he not regard us as foreigners? For he has sold us and has even spent what was paid for us.

  • Gen 43:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 The steward did as Joseph said and brought the men to Joseph's house.

    18 But the men were afraid when they were taken to Joseph's house. They said, "We were brought here because of the silver that was returned to our sacks the first time. He plans to trap us, attack us, take us as slaves, and seize our donkeys."

  • Gen 43:20
    71%

    20 They said, "Please, my lord, we came down here before to buy food.

  • Gen 29:4
    70%

    4 Jacob said to them, 'My brothers, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.'

  • Gen 42:21
    70%

    21 They 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.'

  • Gen 47:18
    70%

    18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said, 'We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and our livestock has been given to you. There is nothing left for our lord but our bodies and our land.'

  • Num 20:15
    70%

    15 Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time. But the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.

  • Gen 43:22
    70%

    22 We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don't know who put our silver in our sacks."

  • Gen 46:32
    70%

    32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks, herds, and everything they own.

  • Gen 43:3
    69%

    3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

  • Deut 1:25
    69%

    25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'

  • 1 Sam 25:16
    69%

    16 They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.