Genesis 42:30
What does Genesis 42:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 42:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and treated us as spies of the land.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 42:7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
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