Genesis 42:30

“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

World English Bible

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

American Standard Version

The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

Geneva Bible 1599

The man, who is Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and put vs in prison as spyes of the countrey.

Darby Translation

The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and treated us as spies of the land.

Young's Literal Translation

'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

Bible in Basic English

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

In context

29When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

31But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

Read Genesis 42