Genesis 42:31

And we sayd vnto him, We are true men, and are no spies.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

In Context

30The man, who is Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and put vs in prison as spyes of the countrey.

32We be twelue brethren, sonnes of our father: one is not, and the yongest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:11Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants 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 →

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