Genesis 42:10
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New International Version (©2011)
"No, my lord," they answered. "Your servants have come to buy food.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"No, my lord!" they exclaimed. "Your servants have simply come to buy food.

English Standard Version (©2001)
They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food," they said. "

International Standard Version (©2012)
"No, your majesty," they replied. "Your servants have come here to buy food.

NET Bible (©2006)
But they exclaimed, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"No, sir!" they answered him. "We've come to buy food.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.

American King James Version
And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.

American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.

Darby Bible Translation
And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.

English Revised Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.

World English Bible
They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

Young's Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

42:7-20 Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems harsh with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he has great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them should be left, and the rest go home and fetch Benjamin. It was a very encouraging word he said to them, I fear God; as if he had said, You may be assured I will do you no wrong; I dare not, for I know there is one higher than I. With those that fear God, we may expect fair dealing.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said unto him, nay, my lord,.... One in the name of the rest, or each in his turn, denying that they were spies, and addressing him with the greatest reverence and submission, calling him their lord, and thus further accomplishing his dreams:

but to buy food are thy servants come; that and no other was the errand they came upon.

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Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt
…9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come. 10And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come. 11We are all one man's sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies. …

Genesis 37:8 His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.
Genesis 42:11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies."