Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” New Living Translation We are all brothers—members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!” English Standard Version We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.” Berean Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” King James Bible We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. New King James Version We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.” New American Standard Bible We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” NASB 1995 “We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” NASB 1977 “We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” Legacy Standard Bible We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.” Amplified Bible We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.” Christian Standard Bible “We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.” Holman Christian Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies."” American Standard Version We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. Contemporary English Version We're honest men, and we come from the same family--we're not spies." English Revised Version We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. GOD'S WORD® Translation We're all sons of one man. We're honest men, not spies." Good News Translation We are all brothers. We are not spies, sir, we are honest men." International Standard Version We're all sons of a common father. We're honest men, your majesty. We're not spies!" Majority Standard Bible We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.? NET Bible We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies." New Heart English Bible We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies." Webster's Bible Translation We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. World English Bible We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwe [are] all of us sons of one man, we [are] right men; your servants have not been spies”; Young's Literal Translation we are all of us sons of one man, we are right men; thy servants have not been spies;' Smith's Literal Translation We all one man's sons; we true; we thy servants were not spying. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWe are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil. Catholic Public Domain Version We are all sons of one man. We have come in peace, nor do any of your subjects devise evil.” New American Bible All of us are sons of the same man. We are honest men; your servants have never been spies.” New Revised Standard Version We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWe are all one man's sons; we are pious men; your servants are not spies. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All of us are sons of one man, and we are righteous, and your Servants are not spies.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.' Brenton Septuagint Translation we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. 11We 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.”… Cross References Genesis 37:13-14 Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied. / Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem, Genesis 43:3-5 But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ / If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. / But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” Genesis 44:19-20 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ / And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’ Genesis 45:3-4 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. / Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Exodus 1:1-5 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ... Exodus 3:16 Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. Numbers 13:27-28 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit! / Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. Deuteronomy 1:25 They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” Joshua 2:1-4 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. / And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” / So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.” ... 1 Samuel 17:55-58 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.” / “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king. / So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. ... 2 Kings 5:2-4 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” / And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. Nehemiah 2:7-8 I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah. / And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. Isaiah 36:16-17 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern, / until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Jeremiah 40:9-10 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. / As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.” Treasury of Scripture We are all one man's sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies. We are, etc. true men. Genesis 42:19,33,34 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: … John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 2 Corinthians 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, Jump to Previous Honest Purpose Right Secret Servants Spies True. UprightJump to Next Honest Purpose Right Secret Servants Spies True. UprightGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. We are all sons of one man This phrase is a declaration of familial unity and identity. In the Hebrew context, being "sons of one man" emphasizes the shared lineage and heritage, which was crucial in ancient Israelite society. The brothers of Joseph are asserting their common paternity under Jacob, which in their culture, was a claim to shared values, loyalty, and purpose. This statement is also a plea for trust, as family ties were considered sacred and binding. Theologically, it reflects the importance of family in God's covenantal promises, as seen throughout the patriarchal narratives. We are honest men not spies Hebrew Weנָ֑חְנוּ (nā·ḥə·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 5168: We are all כֻּלָּ֕נוּ (kul·lā·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every sons בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of one אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first man. אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Your servants עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant are הָי֥וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be honest [men], כֵּנִ֣ים (kê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3651: So -- thus not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no spies.” מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ (mə·rag·gə·lîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about Links Genesis 42:11 NIVGenesis 42:11 NLT Genesis 42:11 ESV Genesis 42:11 NASB Genesis 42:11 KJV Genesis 42:11 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:11 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:11 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:11 French Bible Genesis 42:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:11 We are all one man's sons (Gen. 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