Genesis 42:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 42:5 : 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Gen 42:13 : 13 And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 42:1-2
2 verses
89%
1Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2And 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.
Gen 42:4-8
5 verses
86%
4But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.
5And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Gen 43:1-2
2 verses
82%
1And the famine was sore in the land.
2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Gen 42:10
78%
10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Gen 41:57
78%
57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.
Acts 7:12
78%
12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
Gen 43:20
77%
20and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Gen 45:17
77%
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Gen 42:32-33
2 verses
77%
32we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [grain for] the famine of your houses, and go your way;
Gen 43:15
77%
15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Gen 44:25
76%
25And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
Gen 43:4
76%
4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
Gen 46:31-32
2 verses
76%
31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
Gen 37:12
76%
12And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Gen 42:25
76%
25Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.
Gen 42:13-14
2 verses
76%
13And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Gen 45:4
76%
4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Gen 42:19
75%
19if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
Gen 47:5
75%
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Gen 47:1-2
2 verses
75%
1Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
Gen 47:12
75%
12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
Gen 37:25
74%
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Gen 41:55
74%
55And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
Gen 47:14
74%
14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Gen 37:17
74%
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Gen 50:18
74%
18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
Gen 37:27-28
2 verses
74%
27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.
28And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.