Genesis 42:9

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Summary

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.

Remembered

Genesis 37:5

Ye are spies

General references

Genesis 42:14

Genesis 44:19

Bible References

Remembered

Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

Ye are spies

Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"

"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."

Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

So the young spies went and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside the Israelite camp.

the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him, "If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you."

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

General references

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

My lord asked his servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'