Genesis 42:11

In 11 translations

BSB

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

KJV

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

WEB

We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”

ASV

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

LSV

we [are] all of us sons of one man, we [are] right men; your servants have not been spies”;

YLT

we [are] all of us sons of one man, we [are] right men; thy servants have not been spies;'

DBY

We are all one man's sons; we are honest: thy servants are not spies.

DRC

We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.

GNV

Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants are no spies.

JPS

We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.'

LXXE

we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כֻּלָּ֕נוּ בְּנֵ֥י אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד נָ֑חְנוּ כֵּנִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ לֹא־הָי֥וּ עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ מְרַגְּלִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Πάντες ἐσμὲν υἱοὶ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου· εἰρηνικοί ἐσμεν, οὐκ εἰσιν οἱ παῖδές σου κατάσκοποι.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 42:19If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
• 2 Corinthians 6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
• John 7:18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
• Genesis 42:33–34Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go. But bring your youngest brother…

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