Genesis 42:29–34
¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
¶ And they came vnto Iacob their father, vnto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell vnto them, saying;
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.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. 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.
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
We be twelue brethren, sonnes of our father: one is not, and the yongest is this day with our father, in the land of Canaan.
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
And the man the LORD of the countrey said vnto vs, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leaue one of your brethren here with me, and take foode for the famine of your housholds, and be gone.
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.
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From verse 30
- Genesis 42:7Rank 1 from verse 30
7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
7And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake †roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
From verse 31
- Genesis 42:11Rank 1 from verse 31
From verse 33
- Genesis 42:19–20Rank 1 from verse 33
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: goe ye, carry corne for the famine of your houses.
20But *bring your yongest brother vnto mee, so shall your wordes be verified, and yee shall not die: and they did so.
- Genesis 42:15Rank 2 from verse 33
From verse 34
- Genesis 34:10Rank 1 from verse 34
- Genesis 34:21Rank 2 from verse 34
21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
21These men are peaceable with vs, therefore let them dwel in the land, and trade therein: for the land, behold, it is large enough for them: let vs take their daughters to vs for wiues, and let vs giue them our daughters.
- 1 Kings 10:15Rank 3 from verse 34
15Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
15Besides that he had of the merchant men, and of the traffique of the spicemerchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the ‖gouernours of the countrey.
- Ezekiel 17:4Rank 4 from verse 34
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Genesis 42:29
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).
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Happened, came to pass, or came upon a person or thing.
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Genesis 42:30
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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Harshly; uncivilly; rudely.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.
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Genesis 42:31
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
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Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 42:32
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Having the least age; the least old among the persons compared.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 42:33
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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By this, by this means, or from this evidence.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
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1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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In this place, at this point, or in the present circumstance.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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COMBINED MEANING
households
Sense 1: Families and others dwelling together in houses. Sense 2: Things belonging to the home.
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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 42:34
The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Having the least age; the least old among the persons compared.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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1. To trade or conduct commerce. 2. Trade or commerce by buying, selling, or exchange.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
28And he said vnto his brethren, My money is restored, and loe, it is euen in my sacke: and their heart †failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to an other, What is this that God hath done vnto vs?
29¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
29¶ And they came vnto Iacob their father, vnto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell vnto them, saying;
Selected passage30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
30The man who is the LORD of the land, spake †roughly to vs, and tooke vs for spies of the countrey.
Selected passage31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
31And we said vnto him, We are true men; we are no spies.
Selected passage32We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
32We be twelue brethren, sonnes of our father: one is not, and the yongest is this day with our father, in the land of Canaan.
Selected passage33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
33And the man the LORD of the countrey said vnto vs, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leaue one of your brethren here with me, and take foode for the famine of your housholds, and be gone.
Selected passage34And 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.
34And 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.
Selected passage35¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
35¶ And it came to passe as they emptied their sacks, that behold, euery mans bundle of money was in his sacke: and when both they and their father saw the bundels of money, they were afraid.