Genesis 42:11
We are all one mans sonnes, and meane truely, and thy seruauntes are no spyes.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
In Context
10And they sayde vnto hym: nay my Lord, but to bye vitayle thy seruauntes are come.
12And he sayde vnto them agayne: nay but euen to see where the lande is weake, is your comming.
Cross References
Genesis 42:33And the Lorde of the countrey sayde agayne vnto vs, Hereby shall I know that ye meane truely: leaue one of your brethren here with me, and take [foode] to put away the famine fro your householdes, and get you away.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:8-21
Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy… Read the whole commentary →