Genesis 42:9-11

42:9 Then Joseph remembered ¹  the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!” ² 

42:10 But they exclaimed, ³  “No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food! 42:11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

¹ sn You are spies. Joseph wanted to see how his brothers would react if they were accused of spying.

² tn Heb “to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”

³ tn Heb “and they said to him.” In context this is best understood as an exclamation.