Genesis 42:10

Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt

9Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.11We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.
Free Bible Version
“That's not true, my lord!” they responded. “We, your servants, have just come to buy food.
Geneva Bible 1599
But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
One Unity Resource Bible
They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Translation for Translators
One of them replied, “No, sir! We have come to buy grain.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They said to him, “No, my master. Your servants have come to buy food.
Noah Webster Bible
And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.
World English Bible
They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Young's Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;