Genesis 42:10

10 Then they said to him, "No, ¹my lord, but 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 But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him.

9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, "You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land."

10 Then they said to him, "No, my lord , but your servants have come to buy food.

11 "We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies."

12 Yet he said to them, "No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!"

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 37:8