Verse Comparison: Genesis 42:12
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Amplified® Bible
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.
Contemporary English Version
"That isn't so!" Joseph insisted. "You've come here to find out where our country is weak."
Darby English Version
And he said to them, No; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come.
Good News Bible
Joseph said to them, "No! You have come to find out where our country is weak."
King James Version
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
New American Standard Bible
Yet he said to them, "No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!"
New International Version
"No!" he said to them. "You have come to see where our land is unprotected."
New King James Version
But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet he said to them, "No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!"
Revised Standard Version
He said to them, "No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see."
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'
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