Kejadian 42:11
Konteks42:11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”
Kejadian 42:19
Konteks42:19 If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison 1 while the rest of you go 2 and take grain back for your hungry families. 3
Kejadian 42:31
Konteks42:31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies!
Kejadian 42:34
Konteks42:34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know 4 that you are honest men and not spies. 5 Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’” 6
[42:19] 1 tn Heb “bound in the house of your prison.”
[42:19] 2 tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial-temporal.
[42:19] 3 tn Heb “[for] the hunger of your households.”
[42:34] 4 tn After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav indicates purpose/result.
[42:34] 5 tn Heb “that you are not spies, that you are honest men.”
[42:34] 6 sn Joseph’s brothers soften the news considerably, making it sound like Simeon was a guest of Joseph (Leave one of your brothers with me) instead of being bound in prison. They do not mention the threat of death and do not at this time speak of the money in the one sack.