World English Bible
"He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!""
— Genesis 42:12, World English Bible
“And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
“And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. ”
““No,” he insisted,“but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.””
“And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.”
“And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.”
“And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land."
They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies."
He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
Joseph said to them, "It is like I told you, saying, 'You are spies!'
By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.