Genesis 42:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:12 — KJV
“And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
— Genesis 42:12 (KJV)
Genesis 42:12 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 42:12
“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.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:12: see, nakedness, land
“So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; which...: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:12: see, land, come
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:12: see, land, come
“And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. middle: Heb. navel Meonenim: or, the regarders of times”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:12: see, land, come
“And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:12: nay, see, come
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