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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! 11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 42:9 sn You are spies. Joseph wanted to see how his brothers would react if they were accused of spying.
  2. Genesis 42:9 tn Heb “to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”
  3. Genesis 42:10 tn Heb “and they said to him.” In context this is best understood as an exclamation.

Then he remembered his dreams(A) about them and said to them, “You are spies!(B) You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(C)

10 “No, my lord,(D)” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.(E) 11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants(F) are honest men,(G) not spies.(H)

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