KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 42:30–31
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Genesis 42:30
30The 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.
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Genesis 42:31
31And 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.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 42:30
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Harshly; uncivilly; rudely.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To observe secretly or search out; a person sent to gather information.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 42:31
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To observe secretly or search out; a person sent to gather information.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 30
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Open the full verse study7And 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.
From verse 31
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Open the full verse study11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
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