Genesis 42:10

10 They said to him, "No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.

Genesis 42:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:10

And they said unto him, nay, my lord
One in the name of the rest, or each in his turn, denying that they were spies, and addressing him with the greatest reverence and submission, calling him their lord, and thus further accomplishing his dreams: but to buy food are thy servants come;
that and no other was the errand they came upon.

Genesis 42:10 In-Context

8 Although Joseph had recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

9 Joseph also remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them. He said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"

10 They said to him, "No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies."

12 But he said to them, "No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"