Genesis 42:30

Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan

29When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:30“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

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Berean Standard Bible
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
American Standard Version (1901)
The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Bible in Basic English
The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.
Free Bible Version
“The man who is the country's governor spoke to us in a severe way, and accused us of spying on the land,” they explained.
Geneva Bible 1599
The man, who is Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and put vs in prison as spyes of the countrey.
King James (Authorized) Version
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
One Unity Resource Bible
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Translation for Translators
“The man who governs the whole land of Egypt talked very harshly to us. He acted toward us as though we were spying on his country.
Unlocked Literal Bible
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us and thought that we were spies in the land.
Noah Webster Bible
The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
World English Bible
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Young's Literal Translation
'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;