Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But we told him: We are honest and not spies.

International Standard Version

But we told him, "No! We're honest men! We're not spies!

A Conservative Version

And we said to him, We are TRUE men, and we are no spies.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And we shall say to him, We are true; we were not spying;

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But we said to him, 'We [are] honest; we are not spies.

Modern King James verseion

And we said to him, We are honest, we are not spies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And we said unto him, 'We mean truly and are no spies.

NET Bible

But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies!

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And we said unto him Honest men, are, we, - we are not spies!

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:31

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Context Readings

Jacob's [Israel's] Sons Report To Him

30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.’

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.”

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