And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

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the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out(A) and overthrow it?”

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And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”

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16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

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16 Send one of your number to get your brother;(A) the rest of you will be kept in prison,(B) so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth.(C) If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!(D)

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16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be [a]kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 42:16 Lit. bound

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.

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Then he remembered his dreams(A) about them and said to them, “You are spies!(B) You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(C)

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Then Joseph (A)remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the [a]nakedness of the land!”

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  1. Genesis 42:9 Exposed parts

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.(A)

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(A)bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,(A) it is not easily angered,(B) it keeps no record of wrongs.(C)

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does not behave rudely, (A)does not seek its own, is not provoked, [a]thinks no evil;

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:5 keeps no accounts of evil