| Genesis 42:31 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | But we said to him, 'We're honest men, not spies.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
| ASV: | And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies: |
| BBE: | And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs; |
| DBY: | And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies: |
| ERV: | And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
| JPS: | And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies. |
| WBS: | And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
| WEB: | We said to him,'We are honest men. We are no spies. |
| YLT: | and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies, |
| Genesis 42:31 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 42:11 "We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies." (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 42:29-38 Here is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned, in kindness, to his father, frightened him. He laid the fault upon his sons; knowing them, he feared they had provoked the Egyptians, and wrongfully brought home their money. Jacob plainly distrusted his sons, remembering that he never saw Joseph since he had been with them. It is bad with a family, when children behave so ill that their parents know not how to trust them. Jacob gives up Joseph for gone, and Simeon and Benjamin as in danger; and concludes, All these things are against me. It proved otherwise, that all these things were for him, were working together for his good, and the good of his family. We often think that to be against us, which is really for us. We are afflicted in body, estate, name, and in our relations; and think all these things are against us, whereas they are really working for us a weight of glory. Thus does the Lord Jesus conceal himself and his favour, thus he rebukes and chastens those for whom he has purposes of love. By sharp corrections and humbling convictions he will break the stoutness and mar the pride of the heart, and bring to true repentance. Yet before sinners fully know him, or taste that he is gracious, he consults their good, and sustains their souls, to wait for him. May we do thus, never yielding to discouragement, determining to seek no other refuge, and humbling ourselves more and more under his mighty hand. In due time he will answer our petitions, and do for us more than we can expect. |
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