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Genesis 42:14

Joseph

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

13 But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!

15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

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BSB
Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
KJV
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
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:
DARBY
And Joseph said to them, That is it that I have spoken to you, saying, Ye are spies.
BLB
And Joseph said to them, “It [is] that which I spoke to you⁺, saying, You⁺ [are] spies!
ÅB
Josef sa til dem: Det er som jeg har sagt til dere: Dere er speidere.
OTB
Josef sa til dem: "Det er som jeg advarte: dere er spioner!
B1930
Josef sa til dem: Det er som jeg har sagt til eder: I er speidere.

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