Genesis 42:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look at one another?

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 7:12 : 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
  • Gal 2:7 : 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter;
  • Gen 41:54 : 54 And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
  • Gen 41:57 : 57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.
  • Gen 42:2 : 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
  • Exod 5:19 : 19 And the officers of the children of Israel realized they were in trouble when it was said, You shall not diminish anything from your bricks of your daily task.
  • Exod 20:18 : 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
  • Josh 7:10 : 10 And the LORD said to Joshua, Get up; why are you lying thus upon your face?
  • 1 Kgs 19:3 : 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
  • 2 Kgs 8:3-4 : 3 And it happened at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went to plead to the king for her house and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me, I beg you, all the great things that Elisha has done."
  • Ezra 10:4 : 4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be strong and do it.
  • Jer 8:14 : 14 Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us bitter water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
  • Hos 5:13 : 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet he could not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    88%

    2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

    3 And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 And the famine was severe in the land.

    2 And it came to pass, when they had consumed the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

  • Gen 42:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

    6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

    7 And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

  • Acts 7:12
    78%

    12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

  • Gen 42:28-29
    2 verses
    75%

    28 And he said to his brothers, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their hearts failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

    29 And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

  • Gen 41:57
    73%

    57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.

  • Gen 41:55
    73%

    55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.

  • Gen 45:17
    73%

    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 42:33
    73%

    33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are honest men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

  • Gen 48:8
    73%

    8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

  • Gen 46:6
    73%

    6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his descendants with him.

  • Gen 42:35
    73%

    35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

  • Gen 42:12-14
    3 verses
    72%

    12 And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

    13 And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.

    14 And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:

  • Gen 45:25
    72%

    25 And they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father,

  • Gen 37:25
    72%

    25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

  • Gen 45:12
    72%

    12 And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

  • Gen 45:4
    72%

    4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 42:25
    72%

    25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey: and thus he did to them.

  • Gen 44:21
    72%

    21 And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.

  • Gen 47:19
    72%

    19 Why shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

  • Gen 40:7
    72%

    7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?

  • Gen 43:7
    72%

    7 And they said, The man asked us specifically about our state and kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him according to these words: could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  • Gen 46:32
    72%

    32 And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, herds, and all that they have.

  • Gen 44:25
    72%

    25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

  • Gen 42:10
    71%

    10 And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.

Created by Digify•Powered by SQLExpert
© 2025 Bibelvers. All rights reserved.