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Genesis 42:9

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Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

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Genesis 42:9 in other translations

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.

Genesis 42:9 · American Standard Version

Genesis 42:9 in context

  1. 7Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?”
    They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
  2. 8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.
  3. 9Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
  4. 10They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
  5. 11We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”