Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies. Young's Literal Translation and we say unto him, We [are] right men, we have not been spies, King James Bible And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies: Hebrew But we toldוַנֹּ֥אמֶר (wan·nō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say him, אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to ‘We אֲנָ֑חְנוּ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We are הָיִ֖ינוּ (hā·yî·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be honest men, כֵּנִ֣ים (kê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3651: So -- thus not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no spies. מְרַגְּלִֽים׃ (mə·rag·gə·lîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about |