Genesis 42:12
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Genesis 42:12 in other translations
| BSB | “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” |
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| WEB | He said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!” |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. |
| YLT | and he saith unto them, ‘No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;' |
| DARBY | And he said to them, No; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come. |
| BBE | And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is. |
| Webster | And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have ye come. |
What does Genesis 42:12 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 42:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 42:11
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
- Genesis 42:12
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
- Genesis 42:13
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Genesis 42:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les dijo: No; á ver lo descubierto del país habéis venido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Non; mais vous êtes venus pour voir les lieux ouverts du pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Nein, sondern die Blöße des Landes zu sehen, seid ihr gekommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quibus ille respondit: Aliter est: immunita terræ hujus considerare venistis. |