Genesis 42:11

Overview - Genesis 42
1	Jacob sends his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt.
16	They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies.
18	They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.
21	They have remorse for Joseph.
24	Simeon is kept for a pledge.
25	They return with corn, and their money.
29	Their relation to Jacob.
36	Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.

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Genesis 42:11 (King James Version)
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

We are, etc: We do not belong to different tribes; and it is not likely that one family would make a hostile attempt upon a whole kingdom; nor, if any serious design had been intended, that one man would have sent his sons on so hazardous an expedition.
true men: Genesis 42:19 Genesis 42:33 Genesis 42:34 ; John 7:18 ; 2 Corinthians 6:4