World English Bible
"We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are no spies."
— Genesis 42:31, World English Bible
“And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:”
“And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: ”
“But we said to him,‘We are honest men; we are not spies!”
“And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.”
“And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;”
“And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:”
He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!" Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are no spies.
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"