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Genesis 42:11

9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

10 “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12 “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

13 But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
KJV
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
WEB
We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”
ASV
We are all one man`s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
DARBY
We are all one man's sons; we are honest: thy servants are not spies.
BLB
We [are] all sons of one man. We [are] honest; your servants are not spies.”
ÅB
Vi er alle sønner av én mann; vi er ærlige folk, dine tjenere er ikke speidere.
OTB
Vi er alle sønner av én mann. Vi er ærlige menn, ikke spioner."
B1930
Vi er alle sønner av én mann; vi er ærlige folk, dine tjenere er ikke speidere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 6:4

    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

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  • Genesis 42:19

    If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

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  • Genesis 42:33–34

    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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  • John 7:18

    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

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