^42:9Then Joseph remembered¹⁸ 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!”¹⁹

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18 You are spies. Joseph wanted to see how his brothers would react if they were accused of spying.
19 Heb “to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”

LEBThe Lexham English 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!”

KJV 1900King 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.

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