Genesis 42:10

10 "No, sir!" they answered him. "We've 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 Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.

9 Then he remembered the dreams he once had about them. "You're spies!" he said to them, "And you've come to find out where our country is unprotected."

10 "No, sir!" they answered him. "We've come to buy food.

11 We're all sons of one man. We're honest men, not spies."

12 He said to them, "No! You've come to find out where our country is unprotected."