1. Mosebok 42,5

3 Så dro ti av Josefs brødre til Egypt for å kjøpe korn.

4 Men Jakob sendte ikke Benjamin, Josefs bror, med de andre, for han fryktet at det kunne hende ham noe ondt.

Så Israels sønner var blant dem som dro for å kjøpe korn, for hungersnøden var også i Kanaans land.

6 Josef var landets guvernør, den som solgte korn til alle folkene. Da Josefs brødre kom, bøyde de seg for ham med ansiktene mot jorden.

7 Da Josef så brødrene sine, kjente han dem igjen, men han forkledde seg og talte hardt til dem. "Hvor kommer dere fra?" spurte han. "Fra Kanaans land," svarte de, "for å kjøpe mat."

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
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
KJV
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
WEB
The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
ASV
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
DARBY
So the sons of Israel came to buy [grain] among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
BLB
And the sons of Israel came to buy in the midst the ones coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
ÅB
Så kom Israels sønner for å kjøpe korn blant alle de andre som kom; for det var hungersnød i Kana'ans land.
OTB
Så Israels sønner var blant dem som dro for å kjøpe korn, for hungersnøden var også i Kanaans land.
B1930
Så kom Israels sønner for å kjøpe korn blandt alle de andre som kom; for det var hungersnød i Kana'ans land.

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