Genesis 42:31
to whom we answeriden, We ben pesible, nether we purposen ony tresouns;
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
In Context
30The lord of the lond spak harde to vs, and gesside that we weren aspieris of the prouynce;
Cross References
Genesis 42:11alle we ben the sones of o man, we comen pesible, and thi seruauntis ymaginen not ony yuel.
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 →