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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 42:31

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And we said unto him, we [are] true [men], etc.] Honest, upright men, not given to treacherous and treasonable practices, either in the country where they lived, or any other; they came to Egypt with no ill design upon the country, only to buy corn for the relief of their families in necessity: we are no spies; or never were f1753: they had never been guilty of such practices, and never charged with anything of that kind; they denied the charge, and detested the character.
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