Genesis 42:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.
Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לֹ֕א כִּֽי־עֶרְוַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּאתֶ֥ם לִרְאֽוֹת׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

They had not yet revealed what Joseph was eager to understand. Therefore, he addresses them once more, saying, "You have not come to explore the needs of this land. It is futile for you to claim otherwise; your demeanor clearly indicates that you have arrived here with malicious intentions."