Genesis 42:9
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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.Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
In other translations
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.Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּזְכֹּרvaiyizkorand he rememberedH2142יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130אֵת'et<obj.>H853הַחֲלֹמוֹתhachalomotthe dreamsH2472אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834חָלַםchalamhe had dreamedH2492לָהֶםlahemof <the> themוַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413מְרַגְּלִיםmeragelim[are] spiesH7270אַתֶּם'atemyouH859לִרְאוֹתlir'otto seeH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֶרְוַת'ervat[the] nakedness ofH6172הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776בָּאתֶם׃batemyou have comeH935
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Related verses
- Genesis 37:5-95 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 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.5 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” 8 “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
- Exodus 32:35And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
- Genesis 42:34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
- Hebrews 11:31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
- Genesis 42:30-3130 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country. 31 But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
- Joshua 6:23And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.
- Numbers 13:16-2016 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. 17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua. 17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many. 19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
- Numbers 13:2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
- Joshua 2:1And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- 1 Samuel 26:4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.
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