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Génesis 42:12

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12 Pero él les dijo: No, sino que habéis venido para ver las partes indefensas de nuestra tierra.

Génesis 42:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:12

And he said unto them, nay
This argument will not do, I am not to be put off with such words as these; if you can produce no better proof of your being honest men than this, or give no better account of yourselves, I must abide by it, that, to see the nakedness of the land ye are come;
this he urged in order to get a further account from them of their family and the state of it, which he was anxious to know.

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Génesis 42:12 In-Context

10 Entonces ellos le dijeron: No, señor mío, sino que tus siervos han venido para comprar alimentos.
11 Todos nosotros somos hijos de un mismo padre; somos hombres honrados, tus siervos no son espías.
12 Pero él les dijo: No, sino que habéis venido para ver las partes indefensas de nuestra tierra.
13 Mas ellos dijeron: Tus siervos son doce hermanos, hijos del mismo padre en la tierra de Canaán; y he aquí, el menor está hoy con nuestro padre, y el otro ya no existe.
14 Y José les dijo: Es tal como os dije: sois espías.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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