Bereshis 42:10

10 And they said unto him, Lo, adoni, but to buy okhel are thy avadim come.

Bereshis 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.

Bereshis 42:10 In-Context

8 And Yosef recognized his achim, but they recognized not him.

9 And Yosef remembered the chalomot which he dreamed about them, and said unto them, Ye are meragelim (spies); to see the ervat ha’aretz (nakedness of the land) ye came.

10 And they said unto him, Lo, adoni, but to buy okhel are thy avadim come.

11 We are all bnei ish echad; we are truthful ones, thy avadim are no meragelim.

12 And he said unto them, Lo, but to see the ervat ha’aretz ye came.