Parallel Verses

Amplified

Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come [with a malicious purpose] to observe the undefended parts of our land.”

New American Standard Bible

Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.”

International Standard Version

Furthermore, Joseph remembered the dreams that he had about them. So he accused them, "You're spies! You've come here to spy on our undefended territories!"

A Conservative Version

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them. And said to them, Ye are spies; ye have come to see the nakedness of the land.

American Standard Version

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.

Bible in Basic English

Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.

Darby Translation

And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them; and he said to them, Ye are spies: to see the exposed places of the land ye are come.

Julia Smith Translation

And Joseph will remember the dreams which he dreamed concerning them, and he will say to them, Ye spying; to see the naked places of the land ye came.

King James 2000

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed concerning them, and he said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!"

Modern King James verseion

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Joseph remembered his dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, "Ye are spies, and to see where the land is weak is your coming."

NET Bible

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!"

New Heart English Bible

Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies. You have come to see the nakedness of the land."

The Emphasized Bible

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed regarding them, - so he said unto them - Spies, are, ye! to see the nakedness of the land, have ye come in!

Webster

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

World English Bible

Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land."

Youngs Literal Translation

and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

the dreams
חלם חלום 
Chalowm 
Usage: 65

חלם 
Chalam 
to dream
Usage: 29

of them, and said

Usage: 0

רגל 
Ragal 
Usage: 25

to see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

the nakedness
ערוה 
`ervah 
Usage: 54

of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

American

Context Readings

Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan

8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. 9 Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come [with a malicious purpose] to observe the undefended parts of our land.” 10 But they said to him, “No, my lord, for your servants have [only] come to buy food.

Cross References

Genesis 37:5-9

Now Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him even more.

Genesis 42:16

Send one of you [back home], and let him bring your brother [here], while [the rest of] you remain confined, so that your words may be tested, [to see] whether there is any truth in you [and your story]; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, certainly you are spies.”

Genesis 42:30-31

“The man who is the lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and took us for spies of the land.

Genesis 42:34

Bring your youngest brother to me; then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will return your [imprisoned] brother [back] to you, and you may trade and do business in the land.’”

Exodus 32:35

So the Lord struck the people with a plague, because of what they had done with the calf which Aaron had made [for them].

Numbers 13:2

“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel. From each of their fathers’ tribes you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”

Numbers 13:16-20

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua (the Lord is salvation).

Joshua 2:1

Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as scouts secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho [the walled city].” So they went and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and lodged there.

Joshua 6:23

So the young men, the spies, went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and everything that she had; they also brought out all her relatives and allowed them to stay outside the camp of Israel [at Gilgal during the time required for ceremonial cleansing].

Judges 1:24

The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

1 Samuel 26:4

David sent out spies, and he learned that Saul was definitely coming.

Luke 20:20

So they watched [for a chance to trap] Him. They sent spies who pretended to be upright and sincere, in order that they might catch Him in some statement [that they could distort and use against Him], so that they could turn Him over to the control and authority of [Pilate] the governor.

Hebrews 11:31

By faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies [sent by the sons of Israel] in peace.

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