Genesis 42:11
Modern Translations
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 Study Bible
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, 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.”

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.""

Contemporary English Version
We're honest men, and we come from the same family--we're not spies."

Good News Translation
We are all brothers. We are not spies, sir, we are honest men."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We're all sons of one man. We're honest men, not spies."

International Standard Version
We're all sons of a common father. We're honest men, your majesty. We're not spies!"

NET Bible
We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies."
Classic Translations
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.”

King James 2000 Bible
We are all one man's sons; we are honest men, your servants are no spies.

New Heart English Bible
We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies."

World English Bible
We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies."

American King James Version
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies.

American Standard Version
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

A Faithful Version
We are all one man's sons. We are honest men; your servants are not spies."

Darby Bible Translation
We are all one man's sons; we are honest: thy servants are not spies.

English Revised Version
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Webster's Bible Translation
We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants are no spies.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
We are all one mans sonnes, and meane truely, and thy seruauntes are no spyes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
we are all one mans sonnes, we are vnfayned, and thy seruauntes were neuer spyes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
We are all one mans sonnes and meane truely and thy seruauntes are no spies.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
we [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 Bible
We 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.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All of us are sons of one man, and we are righteous, and your Servants are not spies.”

Lamsa Bible
We are all one man's sons; we are pious men; your servants are not spies.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
We 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.
















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