Genesis 42:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

The man who is the lord of the land, х 'ªdoneey (H113) haa'aarets (H776)]. The word in the plural is used intensitively when only one person is meant (cf. Genesis 42:33; 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 2:16).

Genesis 42:30

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughlyc to us, and took us for spies of the country.