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Genesis 42:1

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Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

2 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.

3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

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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.

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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

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

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  • Joshua 7:10

    And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

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  • Exodus 20:18

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

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  • Genesis 42:2

    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.

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  • Exodus 5:19

    And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

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  • Galatians 2:7

    But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

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  • Jeremiah 8:14

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

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  • Ezra 10:4

    Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

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