Genesis 42:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.””
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“Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, `Ye <FI>are<Fi> spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 42:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
- Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
- Genesis 42:16Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
- Genesis 42:30“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
- Genesis 42:34But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
- Exodus 32:35And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
- Numbers 13:2“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
- Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
- Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 6:23So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.
- Judges 1:24and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
- 1 Samuel 26:4David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- Hebrews 11:31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
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