Translations
Modern
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
Traditional
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Literal
We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.”
Latin
Omnes filii unius viri sumus: pacifici venimus, nec quidquam famuli tui machinantur mali.
Original
Hebrew
English
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
Notes
Joseph knew that they had not always been the honest men they claimed to be.
Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- 7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
- Joseph's brothers go to Egyptc. 1707 BC
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the Wheat
Topics
Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Dissembling: Joseph False Accusation: Incidents Illustrative of Against Joseph's Brethren by Joseph