Genesis 42:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But we saidוַנֹּ֥אמֶר
(van·no·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, 'We are honest men; 
 
3653a: right, veritable, honestfrom kun
we are not spies.מְרַגְּלִֽים׃
(me·rag·ge·lim.)
7270: to go about on footdenominative verb from regel


















KJV Lexicon
And we said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him We are true.
ken  (kane)
set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) -- + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, you.
men we are no spies
ragal  (raw-gal')
to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But we told him: We are honest and not spies.

International Standard Version
But we told him, 'No! We're honest men! We're not spies!

NET Bible
But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But we said to him, 'We're honest men, not spies.

King James 2000 Bible
And we said unto him, We are honest men; we are no spies:
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