Genesis 42:10
“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”
Genesis 42:10 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
- DARBYDarby
- And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- They said to him, No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- They replied, "No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food."
Context: Genesis 42
8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9And 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.
10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
11We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
About Genesis 42: Joseph's Brothers Come to Egypt for Food
Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy food during the famine and they do not recognize Joseph, who tests them.
Commentary
Genesis 42 is the story of Joseph's brothers coming to Egypt to buy grain during a famine. Joseph, who had been sold into slavery by his brothers years earlier, is now the ruler of Egypt. He recognizes his brothers, but they do not recognize him. Joseph tests his brothers by accusing them of being spies and imprisoning them for three days. After the three days, Joseph releases them, but he keeps one of them, Simeon, as a hostage. He sends the other brothers back to Canaan with grain and orders them to bring Benjamin, Joseph's youngest brother, back with them.