Genesis 42:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.””
Genesis 42:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. ”
Genesis 42:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“he saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'”
Genesis 42:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy [grain] for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die. ”
Genesis 42:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, and bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:2 in Context — Genesis 42
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
What Does Genesis 42:2 Mean?
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