Parallel Verses

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 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.

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.”

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."

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 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!" 10 But they exclaimed, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

Cross References

Genesis 37:5-9

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

Genesis 42:16

One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

Genesis 42:30-31

"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

Genesis 42:34

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"

Exodus 32:35

And the Lord sent a plague on the people because they had made the calf -- the one Aaron made.

Numbers 13:2

"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."

Numbers 13:16-20

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

Joshua 2:1

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.

Joshua 6:23

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.

Judges 1:24

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."

1 Samuel 26:4

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

Luke 20:20

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.

Hebrews 11:31

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

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