Genesis 42:31
King James Version (KJV)
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
In context
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 ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Genesis 42:31 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
- WEB World English Bible
- We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and we say unto him, We [are] right men, we have not been spies,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:
- WBS Webster Bible
- And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: