Genesis 42:14
What does Genesis 42:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 42:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Joseph saith unto them, `This <FI>is<Fi> that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye <FI>are<Fi> spies,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He saith, This is it that I said: You are spies.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Joseph said to them, That is it that I have spoken to you, saying, Ye are spies.
Context
v.13And they said, We 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.
v.14This passage
v.15hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 13:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?
- Matthew 15:21
And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
- Job 19:11
He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.
- Genesis 42:9
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.
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