Genesis 42:12 — Meaning and Application

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“And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”

Genesis 42:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

We {are} all one man's sons; we {are} true {men}, thy servants are no spies.

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

And they said, Thy servants {are} twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest {is} this day with our father, and one {is} not.

And Joseph said unto them, That {is it} that I spake unto you, saying, Ye {are} spies:

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Genesis 42:1

"Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?"

Genesis 42:2

"And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die."

Genesis 42:3

"And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt."

Genesis 42:4

"But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him."

Genesis 42:5

"And the sons of Israel came to buy {corn} among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan."

Genesis 42:6

"And Joseph {was} the governor over the land, {and} he {it was} that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him {with} their faces to the earth."

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