Genesis 42:31

and we say unto him, We [are] right men, we have not been spies,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

32we [are] twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one [is] to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:11we [are] all of us sons of one man, we [are] right men; thy servants have not been 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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