Genesis 42:12

12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

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Genesis 42:12 in Other Translations

KJV

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

ESV

12 He said to them, "No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see."

NLT

12 “Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted. “You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”

MSG

12 He said, "No. You're spies. You've come to look for our weak spots."

CSB

12 "No," he said to them. "You have come to see the weakness of the land."

Genesis 42:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:12

And he said unto them, nay
This argument will not do, I am not to be put off with such words as these; if you can produce no better proof of your being honest men than this, or give no better account of yourselves, I must abide by it, that, to see the nakedness of the land ye are come;
this he urged in order to get a further account from them of their family and the state of it, which he was anxious to know.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 42:12 In-Context

10 “No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

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

14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!

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Genesis 42:12 in Other Translations

Genesis 42:12 Meaning and Commentary

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