Genesis 42:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:5 : 5 And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,
  • Gen 42:13 : 13 and they say, `Thy servants `are' twelve brethren; we `are' sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one `is' with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 42:1-2
    2 verses
    89%

    1And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

    2he 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;'

  • Gen 42:4-8
    5 verses
    86%

    4and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, `Lest mischief meet him.'

    5And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,

    6and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.

    7And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, `From whence have ye come?' and they say, `From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

    8And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1And the famine `is' severe in the land;

    2and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

  • 10And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

  • 57and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.

  • 12and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

  • 20and say, `O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

  • 17and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

  • Gen 42:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32we `are' twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one `is' to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33`And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye `are' right men -- one of your brethren leave with me, and `for' the famine of your houses take ye and go,

  • 15And the men take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rise, and go down to Egypt, and stand before Joseph;

  • 25and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

  • 4if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

  • Gen 46:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31And Joseph saith unto his brethren, and unto the house of his father, `I go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and the house of my father who `are' in the land of Canaan have come in unto me;

    32and the men `are' feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.'

  • 12And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

  • 25And Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels `with' corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.

  • Gen 42:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13and they say, `Thy servants `are' twelve brethren; we `are' sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one `is' with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

    14And Joseph saith unto them, `This `is' that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye `are' spies,

  • 4And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, `I `am' Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

  • 19if ye `are' right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn `for' the famine of your houses,

  • 5And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, `Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee:

  • Gen 47:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1And Joseph cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, `My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd, and all they have, have come from the land of Canaan, and lo, they `are' in the land of Goshen.'

    2And out of his brethren he hath taken five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh;

  • 12and Joseph nourisheth his father, and his brethren, and all the house of his father `with' bread, according to the mouth of the infants.

  • 25And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take `them' down to Egypt.

  • 55and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you -- do.'

  • 14and Joseph gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn that they are buying, and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh.

  • 17And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

  • 18And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we `are' to thee for servants.'

  • Gen 37:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he `is' our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

    28And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.