Genesis 42:31
29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Og vi sa til ham: Vi er ærlige folk, vi er ikke speidere;
- OTB
- Likevel forsikret vi ham: 'Vi er ærlige menn; vi er ikke spioner.
- B1930
- Og vi sa til ham: Vi er ærlige folk, vi er ikke speidere;
- BSB
- But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
- KJV
- And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
- WEB
- We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies.
- ASV
- And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:
- DARBY
- And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:
- BLB
- And we said to him, ‘We [are] honest; we are not spies.
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Genesis 42:11
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
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