King James Version
Genesis 42:9 in the King James Version says “And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 42 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Genesis 42:9 · KJV
And 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. roughly: Heb. hard things with them
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
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 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.
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“remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which he dreamed”
H2492properly, to bind firmly, i.e., (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
“unto them Ye are spies”
H7270to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e., slander); to lead about
“to see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the nakedness”
H6172nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
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