Genesis 42:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But 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 told
וַנֹּ֥אמֶר (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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