Genesis 42:11
Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants are no spies.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
In Context
10But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.
12But he saide vnto them, Nay, but yee are come to see the weakenes of the land.
Cross References
Genesis 42:33Then the Lord of the countrey sayde vnto vs, Hereby shall I knowe if ye be true men: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take foode for the famine of your houses and depart,
John 7:18Hee that speaketh of himselfe, seeketh his owne glorie: but hee that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no vnrighteousnes is 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 →