Genesis 42:11
Strong's Lexicon
We
נָ֑חְנוּ (nā·ḥə·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5168: 1) we

are all
כֻּלָּ֕נוּ (kul·lā·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

sons
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of one
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

man.
אִישׁ־ (’îš-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

Your servants
עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: 1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)

are
הָי֥וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

honest [men],
כֵּנִ֣ים (kê·nîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

spies.”
מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ (mə·rag·gə·lîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7270: 1) to go on foot, spy out, foot it, go about, walk along, move the feet 1a) (Qal) to be a tale-bearer, slander, go about 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to slander 1b2) to go about as explorer, spy 1c) (Tiphel) to teach to walk

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, 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;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We are all sons of one man. We are honest; 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."

King James Bible
We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies.
Parallel Verses
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.”

New American Standard Bible
"We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies."

King James Bible
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.""

International Standard Version
We're all sons of a common father. We're honest men, your majesty. We're not spies!"

NET Bible
We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies."

American Standard Version
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

English Revised Version
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Young's Literal Translation
we are all of us sons of one man, we are right men; thy servants have not been spies;'
















Cross References
Genesis 42:12
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

Genesis 42:19
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:

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

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Genesis 42:9
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Genesis 42:8
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

Genesis 42:13
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

Genesis 42:14
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
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