Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.” New Living Translation And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.” English Standard Version And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” Berean Standard Bible Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” King James Bible And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. New King James Version Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!” New American Standard Bible And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land.” NASB 1995 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.” NASB 1977 And 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.” Legacy Standard Bible And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them and said to them, “You are spies; you have come to look at the nakedness of the land.” Amplified Bible Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come [with a malicious purpose] to observe the undefended parts of our land.” Christian Standard Bible Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land."” American Standard Version And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. Contemporary English Version Joseph remembered what he had dreamed about them and said, "You're spies! You've come here to find out where our country is weak." English Revised Version And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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." Good News Translation He remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them and said, "You are spies; you have come to find out where our country is weak." International Standard Version Furthermore, Joseph remembered the dreams that he had about them. So he accused them, "You're spies! You've come here to spy on our undefended territories!" Majority Standard Bible Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, ?You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.? NET Bible Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!" New Heart English Bible Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies. You have come to look for the vulnerabilities of the country." Webster's Bible Translation And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come. World English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Joseph remembers the dreams which he dreamed of them and says to them, “You [are] spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” Young's Literal Translation and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.' Smith's Literal Translation And Joseph will remember the dreams which he dreamed concerning them, and he will say to them, Ye spying; to see the naked places of the land ye came. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land. Catholic Public Domain Version And remembering the dreams, which he had seen in another time, he said to them: “You are scouts. You have come in order to see which parts of the land are weaker.” New American Bible he was reminded of the dreams he had about them. He said to them: “You are spies. You have come to see the weak points of the land.” New Revised Standard Version Joseph also remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them. He said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land!” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, You are spies; you have come to get a report about the land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yoseph remembered the dream that he dreamt of them and said to them, “You are spies and you have come to notice the report of the land.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them: 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…8Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” 10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.… Cross References Genesis 37:5-11 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. / He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: / We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” ... Genesis 37:19-20 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!” Genesis 41:9-13 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures. / Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard. / One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning. ... Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Acts 7:9-10 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. Psalm 105:16-22 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. / He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, ... Matthew 27:18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. John 11:47-53 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ... Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Acts 2:23 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. Acts 3:17-18 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. / But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. 1 Peter 1:20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. Genesis 45:4-8 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! / And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. / For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. ... Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. Genesis 39:1 Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. Treasury of Scripture And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come. remembered. Genesis 37:5-9 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more… Ye are spies. Genesis 42:9,16,30,31,34 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come… Numbers 13:2,16-20 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them… Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. nakedness. Exodus 32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. Jump to Previous Dreamed Dreams Dreamt Exposed Joseph Memory Nakedness Parts Places Remembered Secretly Spies Undefended Unprotected WeaknessJump to Next Dreamed Dreams Dreamt Exposed Joseph Memory Nakedness Parts Places Remembered Secretly Spies Undefended Unprotected WeaknessGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. Joseph remembered his dreams about them The phrase "Joseph remembered his dreams about them" is pivotal in understanding the unfolding of God's providential plan. The Hebrew root for "remembered" is זָכַר (zakar), which implies not just recalling but bringing to mind with purpose. Joseph's dreams, as recorded in Genesis 37, were prophetic revelations from God, indicating his future rise to power and his brothers' subservience. This moment of remembrance is significant as it marks the convergence of divine prophecy and its fulfillment. Joseph's dreams were not mere figments of imagination but divinely inspired visions that guided his actions and decisions. This highlights the sovereignty of God in orchestrating events according to His will, reminding believers of the importance of trusting in God's timing and purpose. and said, 'You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable The nakedness of the land.--That is, its defenceless condition, from the want of fortresses and garrisons. Egypt was chiefly assailable on the side of Palestine, and was often at war with the Hittites there. So also the Hyksos, who subdued Egypt, were Semites from Palestine, and thus there was reason for looking closely at visitors from that quarter. Verse 9. - And Joseph remembered (i.e. the sight of his brethren prostrating themselves before him recalled to his mind) the dreams which he dreamed (or had dreamed) of them (vide Genesis 37:5) and said unto them, Ye are spies (literally, ye are spying, or going about, so as to find out, the verb רָגַל signifying to move the feet); to see the nakedness of the land - not its present impoverishment from the famine (Murphy), but is unprotected and unfortified state (Keil). Cf. urbs nuda praesidio (Cic., 'Att.,' 7:13); taurus nudatus defensoribus (Caes., 'Bell. Gall.,' 2:6); τεῖχος ἐυμνώθη (Homer, 'Iliad,' 12:399) - ye are come. The Egyptians were characteristically distrustful of strangers, - AEgyptii prae aliis gentibus diffi-dere solebant peregrinis (Rosenmüller), - whom they prevented, when possible, from penetrating into the interior of their country (Wilkinson's 'Ancient Egyptians,' vol 1.p. 328, ed. 1878). In particular Joseph's suspicion of his Canaanitish brethren was perfectly natural, since Egypt was peculiarly open to attacks from Palestine (Herodotus, 3:5). Verss. 10-12. - And they said unto him. Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. "They were not filled with resentment at the imputation" cast upon them by Joseph; "or, ff they were angry, their pride was swallowed up by fear" (Lawson). We are all one man's sons; we are true men, i.e. upright, honest, viri bonae fidei (Rosenmüller), rather than εἰρηνικοὶ (LXX.), pacifici (Vulgate) - thy servants are no spies. It was altogether improbable that one man should send ten sons at the same time and to the same place on the perilous business of a spy, hence the simple mention of the fact that they were ten brethren was sufficient to establish their sincerity. Yet Joseph affected still to doubt them. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come - assuming a harsh and almost violent demeanor hot out of heartless cruelty (Kalisch), but in order to hide the growing weakness of his heart (Candlish).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Josephיוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites remembered וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר (way·yiz·kōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male his dreams הַחֲלֹמ֔וֹת (ha·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2472: A dream about them לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew and said, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You אַתֶּ֔ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are spies! מְרַגְּלִ֣ים (mə·rag·gə·lîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about You have come בָּאתֶֽם׃ (bā·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to see לִרְא֛וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see if our land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land [is] vulnerable.” עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6172: Nakedness Links Genesis 42:9 NIVGenesis 42:9 NLT Genesis 42:9 ESV Genesis 42:9 NASB Genesis 42:9 KJV Genesis 42:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:9 French Bible Genesis 42:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed (Gen. 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