Génesis 42:11

11 Todos nosotros somos hijos de un varón; somos hombres de la verdad; tus siervos nunca fueron espías

Génesis 42:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:11

We [are] all one man's sons
Therefore not likely to be spies; it could hardly be thought that a single family should engage in such an affair; or that one man would, send his sons as spies, and especially all of them, it being a dangerous affair, and they being liable to be taken up and put to death; and as more families than one must be concerned in such an enterprise, it is reasonable to suppose, that if they had been spies they would have been of different families, and also not together, but in different parts of the kingdom, to observe the fittest place to enter in at and execute their design: we [are] true [men]:
that spoke truth when they said they came to buy corn; were honest, upright, and sincere in what they said, nor would they, nor durst they, tell a lie: thy servants are no spies;
this they expressed in the strongest terms, and with the fullest assurance they could, detesting the charge and character of being spies.

Génesis 42:11 In-Context

9 Entonces se acordó José de los sueños que había soñado de ellos, y les dijo: Espías sois; para ver lo descubierto de la tierra habéis venido

10 Y ellos le respondieron: No, señor mío; mas tus siervos han venido a comprar alimentos

11 Todos nosotros somos hijos de un varón; somos hombres de la verdad; tus siervos nunca fueron espías

12 Y él les dijo: No; a ver lo descubierto del país habéis venido

13 Ellos respondieron: Tus siervos somos doce hermanos, hijos de un varón en la tierra de Canaán; y he aquí el menor está hoy con nuestro padre, y el otro ha desaparecido