- Ye are spies:
- Persons who, under the pretence of wishing to buy corn, desire only to find out whether the land be so defenceless that the tribes to which you belong may attack it successfully, drive out the inhabitants, and settle themselves in it; or, having plundered it, retire into their deserts. This is a frequent custom among the Arabs to the present day. "And Josephª rememberedª°¹ the dreamsª which¹ he dreamedª° of them, and saidª° unto¹ them, Ye¹ [are] spies;ª° to seeª°¹ the nakednessª of the landª ye are come.ª°" {Gen 42:9} + "Sendª° oneª of¹ you, and let him fetchª°¹ your brother,ª and ye¹ shall be kept in prison,ª° that your wordsª may be proved,ª° whether [there be any] truthª inª you: or elseª¹ by the lifeª of Pharaohª surely¹ ye¹ [are] spies.ª°" {Gen 42:16} + "The man,ª [who is] the lordª of the land,ª spakeª° roughlyª to¹ us, and tookª° us for spiesª° of¹ the country.ª ... And we saidª° unto¹ him, We¹ [are] trueª [men]; we are¹ no¹ spies:ª°" {Gen 42:30-31} + "And bringª°¹ your youngestª brotherª unto¹ me: then shall I knowª° that¹ ye¹ [are] no¹ spies,ª° but¹ [that] ye¹ [are] trueª [men: so] will I deliverª° you¹ your brother,ª and ye shall traffickª° in the land.ª" {Gen 42:34} + "Sendª° thou men,²¹ that they may searchª°¹ the landª of Canaan,ª which¹ I¹ giveª° unto the childrenª of Israel:ª of every² tribeª of their fathersª shall ye sendª° a¹ man,²¹ every one¹ a rulerª among them." {Num 13:2} + "These¹ [are] the namesª of the men²¹ which¹ Mosesª sentª° to spy outª°¹ the land.ª And Mosesª calledª° Osheaª the sonª of Nunª Jehoshua.ª ... And what¹ the landª [is], whether it¹ [be] fatª or¹ lean,ª whether there beª woodª therein, or¹ not.¹ And be ye of good courage,ª° and bringª° of the fruitª¹ of the land.ª Now the timeª [was] the timeª of the firstripeª grapes.ª" {Num 13:16-20} + "And Joshuaª the sonª of Nunª sentª° out of¹ Shittimª twoª men²¹ to spyª° secretly,ª saying,ª° Go²°¹ viewª°¹ the land,ª even Jericho.ª And they went,²°¹ and came²° into¹ an harlot'sª°¹ house,ª² namedª Rahab,ª and lodgedª° there.¹" {Jsh 2:1} + "And the young menª that were spiesª° went in,ª° and brought outª°¹ Rahab,ª and her father,ª and her mother,ª and her brethren,ª and all¹ that¹ she had; and they brought outª° all¹ her kindred,ª and left²°¹ them withoutª¹ the campª of Israel.ª" {Jsh 6:23} + "And the spiesª° sawª° a manª come forthª° out of¹ the city,ª and they saidª° unto him, Shewª° us, we pray thee,¹¹ the entranceª into the city,ª and we will shewª°¹ thee mercy.ª" {Jdg 1:24} + "Davidª therefore sent outª° spies,ª° and understoodª° that¹ Saulª was come²° in¹¹ very deed.ª°" {1Sm 26:4} + "Andª they watchedª° [him], and sent forthª° spies,ª which should feignª°²° themselvesª just men,ª thatª they might take holdª° of hisª words,ª that so² they might deliverª° himª unto the¹ powerª andª authorityª of the¹ governor.ª" {Lke 20:20} + "By faithª the¹ harlotª Rahabª perishedª° notª with them that believed not,ª° when she had receivedª° the¹ spiesª withª peace.ª" {Hbr 11:31}
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