Genesis 42:31

In 11 translations

BSB

But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

KJV

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

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:

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:

DRC

And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.

GNV

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

JPS

And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.

LXXE

And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.

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WLC

וַנֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו כֵּנִ֣ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ לֹ֥א הָיִ֖ינוּ מְרַגְּלִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Εἴπαμεν δὲ αὐτῷ, εἰρήνικοί ἐσμεν, οὐκ ἐσμὲν κατάσκοποι.

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• Genesis 42:11We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

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