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Genesis 42:30-32
World English Bible
Genesis 42:30-32
World English Bible
30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.’
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Genesis 42:30-32
New International Version
Genesis 42:30-32
New International Version
30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(A) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(B) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(C) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(D)
Genesis 42:30-32
King James Version
Genesis 42:30-32
King James Version
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 42:30-32
English Standard Version
Genesis 42:30-32
English Standard Version
30 “The man, the lord of the land, (A)spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One (B)is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’
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Genesis 42:30-32
New King James Version
Genesis 42:30-32
New King James Version
30 “The man who is lord of the land (A)spoke [a]roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.’
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