Genesis 42:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: t you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said,{H559} Behold, I have heard{H8085} that there is{H3426} grain{H7668} in Egypt:{H4714} get you down{H3381} thither, and buy{H7666} for us from thence; that we may live,{H2421} and not die.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} that there is{H3426} corn{H7668} in Egypt{H4714}: get you down{H3381}{(H8798)} thither, and buy{H7666}{(H8798)} for us from thence; that we may live{H2421}{(H8799)}, and not die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    beholde I haue hearde that there is corne to be solde in Egipte. Gete you thither and bye vs corne fro thece that we maye lyue and not dye.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, I heare that there is moch corne in Egipte, go downe & bye vs corne, yt we maie lyue, & not dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, & bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he said: behold, I haue hearde that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thyther, and bye vs corne from thence, that we may liue, and not dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

  • 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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:8 : 8 And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, you, and also our little ones.
  • Gen 45:9 : 9 Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
  • Isa 38:1 : 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
  • Gen 43:2 : 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 43:4 : 4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Gen 42:3
    89%

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

  • Gen 42:1
    88%

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

  • Gen 42:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    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.

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    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 47:19
    80%

    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.

  • Acts 7:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11 Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.

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

  • Gen 41:54-55
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

    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 44:25
    78%

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

  • Gen 41:57
    78%

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

  • Gen 47:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14 And 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.

    15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in your presence? for the money fails.

  • Gen 42:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    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 41:36
    77%

    36 This food shall be in reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.

  • Gen 42:10
    76%

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

  • Gen 43:20
    76%

    20 And said, O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food:

  • Gen 43:4
    76%

    4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:

  • Jer 42:14
    76%

    14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

  • Gen 45:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

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

    18 And take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.

  • Gen 47:4
    75%

    4 They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 42:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

    20 But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be proven true, and you shall not die. And they did so.

  • Gen 45:9
    74%

    9 Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

  • Gen 43:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    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?

    8 And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, you, and also our little ones.

  • Gen 46:31
    74%

    31 And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.