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Genesis 42:31

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

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וַנֹּ֥אמֶרvanomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֖יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).כֵּנִ֣יםkenimas... asכֵּןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “as... as”, the ordinary formH3651properly, 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)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…אֲנָ֑חְנוּanachenvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הָיִ֖ינוּhayinvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מְרַגְּלִֽיםmeraglimslanderרָגַלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “slander”, a verb used as a describing wordH7270to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead aboutbackbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and we say unto him, We [are] right men, we have not been spies,

World English Bible

We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies.

Darby Translation

And we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:

Douay-Rheims

And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴπαμεν δὲ αὐτῷ, εἰρήνικοί ἐσμεν, οὐκ ἐσμὲν κατάσκοποι.