KJV ORIGINAL
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Joseph said to them, 'This proves what I told you before—you are spies!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joseph is accusing his brothers of being spies, though he knows who they really are and is testing them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during a severe famine when Joseph's brothers came from Canaan to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph, now a powerful Egyptian official, recognized his brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier, but they didn't recognize him. He was testing them to see if they had changed and to learn about his family back home.
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