Genesis 42:11
We are all bnei ish echad; we are truthful ones, thy avadim are no meragelim.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 said unto him, Lo, adoni, but to buy okhel are thy avadim come.
12And he said unto them, Lo, but to see the ervat ha'aretz ye came.
Cross References
Genesis 42:33And the ish, adonei HaAretz, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are truthful ones; leave one of your achim here with me, and that which is needful for the ra'avon bateichem (famine of your houses), take and be gone;
John 7:18The one speaking from himself seeks his own kavod (glory), but he who is seeking the kavod of the One having sent him, this one is ne'eman and there is no avlah (injustice) in him.
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 →