Genesis 42:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,”
Genesis 42:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy [grain] out of Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So went Iosephs ten brethren downe to bye corne of the Egyptians.”
Genesis 42:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:3 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.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
What Does Genesis 42:3 Mean?
Genesis 42:3 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 42. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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