Genesis 42:31

29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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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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