Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;
New American Standard Bible
“The man, the lord of the land,
King James Version
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Holman Bible
“The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
International Standard Version
"The man who was in charge of the land spoke harshly to us," they said. "He accused us of being spies!
A Conservative Version
The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
American Standard Version
The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Amplified
“The man who is the lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and took us for spies of the land.
Bible in Basic English
The 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.
Darby Translation
The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and treated us as spies of the land.
Julia Smith Translation
The man, the lord of the land, spake to us hard things, and he will give us for spying the land.
King James 2000
The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as [if we were] spying out the land.
Modern King James verseion
The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"The lord of the land spake roughly to us, and took us for spies to search the country.
NET Bible
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
New Heart English Bible
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
The Emphasized Bible
The man that is lord of the land spake unto us harsh things, - and then delivered us up. as spies of the land.
Webster
The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
World English Bible
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's [Israel's] Sons Report To Him
29 And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying, 30 'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land; 31 and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies,
Cross References
Genesis 42:7
And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, 'From whence have ye come?' and they say, 'From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'