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Genesis 42:3

JosephEgypt

1 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.

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

4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

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BSB
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
KJV
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
WEB
Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
ASV
And Joseph`s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.
DARBY
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy [grain] out of Egypt.
BLB
And ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
ÅB
Da dro Josefs ti brødre ned for å kjøpe korn i Egypt.
OTB
Så dro ti av Josefs brødre til Egypt for å kjøpe korn.
B1930
Da drog Josefs ti brødre ned for å kjøpe korn i Egypten.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:13

    And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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  • Genesis 42:5

    And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

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