KJV dictionary & concordance
Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 42:9
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
And Ioseph remembred the dreames which hee dreamed of them, and said vnto them, Ye are spies: to see the nakednes of the land you are come.
1611 marginal noteChap. 37.5.
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
We are all one mans sonnes, we are true men: thy seruants are no spies.
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
And Ioseph said vnto them, That is it that I spake vnto you, saying, Ye are spies.
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bound
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
The man who is the LORD of the land, spake roughly to vs, and tooke vs for spies of the countrey.
1611 marginal noteHebr. with vs hard things.
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
And we said vnto him, We are true men; we are no spies.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
And bring your yongest brother vnto me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliuer you your brother, and ye shall traffique in the land.
AND when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
¶ And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies, then hee fought against Israel, and tooke some of them prisoners.
1611 marginal noteChap. 33.40.
And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
And the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had: and they brought out all her kinred, and left them without the campe of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. families.
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
And the spies sawe a man come forth out of the citie, and they said vnto him, Shew vs, wee pray thee, the entrance into the citie, and we will shew thee mercie.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 2.14.
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