Genesis 42:31
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
Genesis 42:31 in other translations
| BSB | But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies. |
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| WEB | We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies. |
| ASV | And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
| YLT | and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies, |
| DARBY | And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies: |
| BBE | And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs; |
| Webster | And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
What does Genesis 42:31 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:29-38
Here is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned, in kindness, to his father, frightened him. He laid the fault upon his sons; knowing them, he feared they had provoked the Egyptians, and wrongfully brought home their money. Jacob plainly distrusted his sons, remembering that he never saw Joseph since he had been with them. It is bad with a…
Genesis 42:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:31
- Genesis 42:11
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
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Context
- Genesis 42:30
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
- Genesis 42:31
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
- Genesis 42:32
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.
Genesis 42:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y nosotros le dijimos: Somos hombres de verdad, nunca fuimos espías: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et nous lui avons dit: Nous sommes d’honnêtes gens, nous ne sommes pas des espions. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wir sprachen zu ihm: Wir sind redlich, wir sind nicht Kundschafter; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondimus: Pacifici sumus, nec ullas molimur insidias. |