Genesis 42:14
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis 42:14 in other translations
| BSB | Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies! |
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| WEB | Joseph said to them, “It is like I told you, saying, ‘You are spies!’ |
| ASV | And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: |
| YLT | And Joseph saith unto them, ‘This is that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye are spies, |
| DARBY | And Joseph said to them, That is it that I have spoken to you, saying, Ye are spies. |
| BBE | And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose; |
| Webster | And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to you, saying, Ye are spies: |
What does Genesis 42:14 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 42:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:14
- Matthew 15:21-28
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. …
- Genesis 42:9-11
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. And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
- Job 13:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
- Job 19:11
He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
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Context
- 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 42:14
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
- Genesis 42:15
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Genesis 42:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y José les dijo: Eso es lo que os he dicho, afirmando que sois espías: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joseph leur dit: C’est ce que je vous disais, en disant: Vous êtes des espions. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Joseph zu ihnen: Das ist es, was ich zu euch gesagt habe: Kundschafter seid ihr! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hoc est, ait, quod locutus sum: exploratores estis. |