Genesis - 42:31

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

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 42:31.

Differing Translations

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And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.
And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:
and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies,
And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.
And we answered him: 'We are peaceful, and we do not intend any treachery.
Nos vero diximus ad eum, Veraces sumus, non sumus exploratores.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And we said unto him, we are true men,.... Honest, upright men, not given to treacherous and treasonable practices, either in the country where they lived, or any other; they came to Egypt with no ill design upon the country, only to buy corn for the relief of their families in necessity:
we are no spies; or never were (e): they had never been guilty of such practices, and never charged with anything of that kind; they denied the charge, and detested the character.
(e) "non fuimus", Montanus; "nunquam fuimus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.

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