Genesis 42:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.

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  • Gen 42:19 : 19 If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
  • Gen 42:33-34 : 33 And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families; 34 And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
  • John 7:18 : 18 The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.
  • 2 Cor 6:4 : 4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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    29So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

    30The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

    31And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;

    32We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

    34And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.

  • Gen 42:9-10
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    9Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.

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    12And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.

    13Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.

    14And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;

    15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.

    16Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.

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    7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

    8See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?

    9If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.

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    19If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

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    17And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,

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    14And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

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    27And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;

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