And we said unto him, we [are] true [men],.... Honest, upright men, not given to treacherous and treasonable practices, either in the country where they lived, or any other; they came to Egypt with no ill design upon the country, only to buy corn for the relief of their families in necessity:we are no spies; or never were : they had never been guilty of such practices, and never charged with anything of that kind; they denied the charge, and detested the character.
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Genesis 42:31
Genesis 42:31
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