Genesis 42:29-31
New English Translation
29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying, 30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us[a] as if we were[b] spying on the land. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies!
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- Genesis 42:30 tn Heb “made us.”
- Genesis 42:30 tn The words “if we were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Genesis 42:29-31
New International Version
29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan,(A) they told him all that had happened to them.(B) They said, 30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(C) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(D) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(E)
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