Genesis 42:31 · KJV
“And we said unto him, We {are} true {men}; we are no spies:”
— Genesis 42:31
The man, {who is} the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. {roughly...: Heb. with us hard things}
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.
Genesis 42 — Context
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30The man, {who is} the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. {roughly...: Heb. with us hard things}
31And we said unto him, We {are} true {men}; we are no spies:
32We {be} twelve brethren, sons of our father; one {is} not, and the youngest {is} this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33And 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:
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