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.

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What Does Genesis 42:3 Mean?

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