Genesis 42:1

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

2 “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

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ÅB
Da Jakob fikk vite at det var korn i Egypt, sa han til sine sønner: Hvorfor sitter dere og ser på hverandre?
OTB
Da Jakob forsto at det var korn i Egypt, sa han til sønnene sine: "Hvorfor står dere bare og ser på hverandre?"
B1930
Da Jakob fikk vite at det var korn i Egypten, sa han til sine sønner: Hvorfor sitter I og ser på hverandre?
BSB
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
KJV
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
WEB
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
ASV
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
DARBY
And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
BLB
And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you⁺ look at one another?”

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