Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” New Living Translation We are all brothers—members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!” English Standard Version We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.” Berean Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” King James Bible We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. New King James Version We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.” New American Standard Bible We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” NASB 1995 “We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” NASB 1977 “We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” Legacy Standard Bible We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.” Amplified Bible We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” Christian Standard Bible “We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.” Holman Christian Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies."” American Standard Version We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. Aramaic Bible in Plain English All of us are sons of one man, and we are righteous, and your Servants are not spies.” Brenton Septuagint Translation we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies. Contemporary English Version We're honest men, and we come from the same family--we're not spies." Douay-Rheims Bible We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil. English Revised Version We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. GOD'S WORD® Translation We're all sons of one man. We're honest men, not spies." Good News Translation We are all brothers. We are not spies, sir, we are honest men." International Standard Version We're all sons of a common father. We're honest men, your majesty. We're not spies!" JPS Tanakh 1917 We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.' Literal Standard Version we [are] all of us sons of one man, we [are] right men; your servants have not been spies”; Majority Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” New American Bible All of us are sons of the same man. We are honest men; your servants have never been spies.” NET Bible We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies." New Revised Standard Version We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies.” New Heart English Bible We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies." Webster's Bible Translation We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. World English Bible We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.” Young's Literal Translation we are all of us sons of one man, we are right men; thy servants have not been spies;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. 11We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” 12“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”… Cross References Genesis 42:12 "No," he told them. "You have come to see if our land is vulnerable." Genesis 42:16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!" Genesis 42:19 If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households. Genesis 42:31 But we told him, 'We are honest men, not spies. Treasury of Scripture We are all one man's sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies. We are, etc. true men. Genesis 42:19,33,34 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: … John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 2 Corinthians 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, Jump to Previous Honest Purpose Right Secret Servants Spies True. UprightJump to Next Honest Purpose Right Secret Servants Spies True. UprightGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. (11) We are all one man's sons.--Joseph's brethren had probably expected this accusation, and their answer, as Abravanel points out, is a sound one: for no man would send his whole family on so dangerous an errand. And thus they press their family relations as a proof of their being true, that is, honest, just men, with no evil designs; and Joseph, who was glad in this way to obtain intelligence of his father and Benjamin, finally, after persisting in the accusation until he had learned all he wished to know, accepts their argument as valid. Hebrew Weנָ֑חְנוּ (nā·ḥə·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 5168: We are all כֻּלָּ֕נוּ (kul·lā·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every sons בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of one אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first man. אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Your servants עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant are הָי֥וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be honest [men], כֵּנִ֣ים (kê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3651: So -- thus not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no spies.” מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ (mə·rag·gə·lîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about Links Genesis 42:11 NIVGenesis 42:11 NLT Genesis 42:11 ESV Genesis 42:11 NASB Genesis 42:11 KJV Genesis 42:11 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:11 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:11 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:11 French Bible Genesis 42:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:11 We are all one man's sons (Gen. 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