"The man, {who is} the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. {roughly...: Heb. wit…" — Genesis 42:30

Genesis 42:30 · KJV

“The man, {who is} the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. {roughly...: Heb. with us hard things}”

— Genesis 42:30

Verse 29

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

Verse 31

And we said unto him, We {are} true {men}; we are no spies:

Genesis 42 — Context

And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, {it is} even in my sack: and their heart failed {them}, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What {is} this {that} God hath done unto us? {failed...: Heb. went forth}

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

The man, {who is} the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. {roughly...: Heb. with us hard things}

And we said unto him, We {are} true {men}; we are no spies:

We {be} twelve brethren, sons of our father; one {is} not, and the youngest {is} this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

Cross References

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. {roughly...: Heb. hard things with them}