Genesis 42:31 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But we told him: We are honest and not spies.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

But we said to him, “We are honest men. We are not your enemies.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We told him, 'We are honest men, not spies.

But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we have never been spies.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

‘We are not spies,’ we answered, ‘we are honest men.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But we said, 'We are honest men, not spies.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But we told him: We are honest men and not spies.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

So we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And we said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are not spies.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But we said to him: 'We are honest men; we have never been spies.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But we said to him, 'We're honest men. We aren't spies.

English NIV

But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.

English NKJ 1982

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

English NLT

But we said, `We are honest men, not spies.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But we said to him, 'We are honest men, we are not spies.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We told him, ‘We are not spies but honest men.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men, we are not spies;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

'No, no,' we said, 'we are honest men, not spies.

English Tyndale 1537

And we said unto him: we mean truly and are no spies.

Genesis 42:31 — Compare Translations