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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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?”
- 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?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 7:12
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
Read in contextJoshua 7:10
But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
Read in contextExodus 20:18
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
Read in contextGenesis 42:2
“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.”
Read in contextExodus 5:19
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
Read in contextGalatians 2:7
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:14
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Read in contextEzra 10:4
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
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