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Genesis 42:29-31
International Standard Version
Genesis 42:29-31
International Standard Version
Jacob Learns What Happened in Egypt
29 As soon as they had returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. 30 “The man who was in charge[a] of the land spoke harshly to us,” they said. “He accused us of being spies![b] 31 But we told him, ‘No! We’re honest men! We’re not spies!
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- Genesis 42:30 Lit. was lord; and so in v. 33
- Genesis 42:30 Lit. spies of the land
Genesis 42:29-31
New International Version
Genesis 42:29-31
New International Version
29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan,(A) they told him all that had happened to them.(B) They said, 30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(C) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(D) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(E)
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