31and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies,


In Context

28 and he saith unto his brethren, 'My money hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag:' and their heart goeth out, and they tremble, one to another saying, 'What is this God hath done to us!'

29 And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,

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

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

32 we 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.

33 And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye are right men — one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go,

Genesis 42:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said unto him, We [are] true [men;] we are no spies:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

42:31But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

42:31And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:31We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are no spies.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:31And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: