King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 42:30
“The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.”
Verse in context — Genesis 42
And 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?
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
And we said unto 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.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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