Genesis 42:30

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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  • Gen 42:7 : 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.

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  • Gen 42:31-34
    4 verses
    84%

    31And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies:

    32We [be] twelve brethren, sons of our father; one [is] not, and the youngest [is] this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone:

    34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • Gen 42:28-29
    2 verses
    80%

    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, [it is] even in my sack: and their heart failed [them], and they were afraid, saying one to another, What [is] this [that] God hath done unto us?

    29¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

  • Gen 42:9-14
    6 verses
    79%

    9And 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.

    10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

    11We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies.

    12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

    13And they said, Thy servants [are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father, and one [is] not.

    14And Joseph said unto them, That [is it] that I spake unto you, saying, Ye [are] spies:

  • Gen 43:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill with me, [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

    7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  • Gen 44:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

    8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

  • 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.

  • Gen 44:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

    25And our father said, Go again, [and] buy us a little food.

    26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother [be] with us.

  • 24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

  • Gen 31:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, [Is there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

    15Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

  • Gen 43:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

    18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

  • 20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

  • 4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we.

  • 21¶ And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  • 18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide [it] from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

  • 15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

  • 22And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

  • 32And the men [are] shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

  • 3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you.

  • 25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought [it] down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, [It is] a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

  • 16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.