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«Berlin. What a garrison of spies! what a cabinet full of useless, liquid secrets, what a playground for every alchemist, miracle worker and rat piper that ever took up the cloak.»
«And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? / And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, / The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.»
«And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: her mother, Rahab, spies
«And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) / And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.»
«And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.»
«And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.»
«And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: / And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: households, spies
«And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: / Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: hereby, Pharaoh, spies, youngest
«And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: / We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Our Father, spies, youngest
«An ambassador has no need of spies; his character is always sacred»
Author: George Washington (President) | Keywords: spied, spies, spying