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Genesis 42:10

8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12 “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
KJV
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
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.
DARBY
And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.
BLB
And they said to him, “No, my lord, and your servants have come to buy food.
ÅB
De svarte ham: Nei, herre, dine tjenere er kommet for å kjøpe korn.
OTB
De svarte: "Nei, herre. Vi, dine tjenere, har kommet for å kjøpe mat.
B1930
De svarte ham: Nei, herre, dine tjenere er kommet for å kjøpe korn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:8

    “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.

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  • Genesis 27:37

    But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

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  • 1 Kings 18:7

    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

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  • Genesis 27:29

    May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

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  • Genesis 44:9

    If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

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  • 1 Samuel 26:17

    Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

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