Other translations
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, No; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”
God's Word
He said to them, "No! You've come to find out where our country is unprotected."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
No," he said to them. "You have come to see the weakness of the land."
International Standard Version
But Joseph kept insisting, "It's just as I've said—you've come here to spy on our unguarded territories!"
NET Bible
"No," he insisted, "but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable."
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 Living Translation
"Yes, you are!" Joseph insisted. "You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become."
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.
The World English Bible
He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
EasyEnglish Bible
But Joseph said, ‘No! You have come here to see if our country is weak so that you can attack us.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'
New Life Version
He said to them, “No! You have come to find the weak places in our land!”
The Voice Bible
Joseph: No. I think you have come to scout out our land and defenses.
Living Bible
“Yes, you are,” he insisted. “You have come to see how weak we are.”
New Catholic Bible
But he said to them, “No, you have come to spy out the nakedness of the land.”
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to them, “No, but you have come to look at the nakedness of our land!”
Jubilee Bible 2000
And he said unto them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Christian Standard Bible
“No,” he said to them. “You have come to see the weakness of the land.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.
New Century Version
Then Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to learn where this nation is weak!”
The Message
He said, “No. You’re spies. You’ve come to look for our weak spots.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He said to them, “No, you have come to see where the land is exposed!”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
But he said to them, “No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
Good News Translation®
Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to find out where our country is weak.”
Wycliffe Bible
To which he answered, It is in other manner, ye came to see the feeble things of the land. (To whom he answered, It is not so, for ye came here to spy out our weaknesses.)
Contemporary English Version
“That isn't so!” Joseph insisted. “You've come here to find out where our country is weak.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He said to them, “No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
But he said to them, “No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
But he said to them, ‘No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!’
Common English Bible © 2011
He said to them, “No. You’ve come to look for the country’s weaknesses.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Yet he said to them, “No, you have come to see the undefended parts of our land.”
English Standard Version Anglicised
He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
But he answered them: “Not so! It is the weak points of the land that you have come to see.”
New American Standard Bible
Yet he said to them, “No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!”
The Expanded Bible
Then Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to ·learn where this nation is weak [L see the nakedness of the land]!”
Tree of Life Version
“Not so,” he said to them. “Rather, you’ve come to see the undefended places in the land.”
Revised Standard Version
He said to them, “No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see.”
New International Reader's Version
“No!” he said to them. “You have come to see the places where our land isn’t guarded very well.”
BRG Bible
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Complete Jewish Bible
“No,” he said to them, “you’ve come to spy out our country’s weaknesses.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
But he said to them, ‘No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And he said unto them, Lo, but to see the ervat ha’aretz ye came.
Names of God Bible
He said to them, “No! You’ve come to find out where our country is unprotected.”
Modern English Version
But he said to them, “No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joseph said to them, “No, you have come to spy on us!”
International Children’s Bible
Then Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to learn where this nation is weak!”
Lexham English Bible
Then he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
New International Version - UK
‘No!’ he said to them. ‘You have come to see where our land is unprotected.’