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Genesis 42:9-11

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42:9 Then Joseph remembered 1  the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!” 2 

42:10 But they exclaimed, 3  “No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food! 42:11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

1 sn You are spies. Joseph wanted to see how his brothers would react if they were accused of spying.

2 tn Heb “to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”

3 tn Heb “and they said to him.” In context this is best understood as an exclamation.



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