Genesis 42:31
And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
In Context
30The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Cross References
Genesis 42:11We are all one man`s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:30-38
The Report Made to Jacob. ( b. c. 1706.) 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 32 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. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that… Read the whole commentary →