Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 42:10 in other translations
| BSB | “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. |
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| WEB | They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. |
| ASV | And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. |
| YLT | And they say unto him, ‘No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food; |
| DARBY | And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come. |
| BBE | And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food. |
| Webster | And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come. |
What does Genesis 42:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:9-14
9-14. Ye are spies--This is a suspicion entertained regarding strangers in all Eastern countries down to the present day. Joseph, however, who was well aware that his brethren were not spies, has been charged with cruel dissimulation, with a deliberate violation of what he knew to be the truth, in imputing to them such a character. But it must be remembered that he was sustaining the part of a ruler; and, in fact…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:7-20
Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems harsh with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he has great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them…
Genesis 42:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:10
- Genesis 37:8
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
- Genesis 27:37
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
- 1 Kings 18:7
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
- Genesis 27:29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 44:9
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
- 1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
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Context
- Genesis 42:9
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 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
- Genesis 42:11
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Genesis 42:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ellos le respondieron: No, señor mío: mas tus siervos han venido á comprar alimentos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils lui dirent: Non, mon seigneur; mais tes serviteurs sont venus pour acheter des vivres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Nein, mein Herr; sondern deine Knechte sind gekommen, um Speise zu kaufen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui dixerunt: Non est ita, domine, sed servi tui venerunt ut emerent cibos. |