Genesis 42:31 meaning and explanation

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

Genesis 42:31, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of Joseph's brothers, reporting back to their father Jacob in Canaan after their first trip to Egypt for grain. Facing the Egyptian official who accused them of spying, they insisted they were honest men, not spies.

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