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Genesis 42:8-10
New English Translation
Genesis 42:8-10
New English Translation
8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. 9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies;[a] you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!”[b]
10 But they exclaimed,[c] “No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
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- Genesis 42:9 sn You are spies. Joseph wanted to see how his brothers would react if they were accused of spying.
- Genesis 42:9 tn Heb “to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”
- Genesis 42:10 tn Heb “and they said to him.” In context this is best understood as an exclamation.
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