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.

And Joseph {H3130} remembered {H2142} the dreams {H2472} which he dreamed {H2492} of them, and said {H559} unto them, Ye are spies {H7270}; to see {H7200} the nakedness {H6172} of the land {H776} ye are come {H935}.

Remembering the dreams he had had about them, Yosef said to them, "You are spies! You've come to spot our country's weaknesses!"

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

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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Cross-References

  • Genesis 37:5 (4 votes)

    ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

  • Genesis 37:9 (4 votes)

    And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

  • Exodus 32:35 (3 votes)

    And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

  • Genesis 42:34 (2 votes)

    And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • 1 Samuel 26:4 (2 votes)

    David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

  • Numbers 13:2 (2 votes)

    Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

  • Numbers 13:16 (2 votes)

    These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.