Genesis 42:3

Genesis 42:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Joseph’s ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain.

Context of Genesis 42:3

1When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" 2And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die." So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him. 5Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:3 word by word

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֲחֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר בָּ֖ר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
• cornבַּרbâr bar · grainH1250
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Genesis 42:3

• Genesis 42:5Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Commentaries on Genesis 42:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-38Verses 1-38 - Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain). 6. שׁליט shallı̂yṭ “ruler, governor, hence,” Sultan. Not elsewhere found in the Pentateuch. 25. כלי kelı̂y “vessel,” here any portable article in which grain may be conveyed. שׂק śaq “sack,” the very word which remains in our language to this day. אמתחת 'amtachath “bag.” Twenty years, the period of Joseph‘s long…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt--learned from common rumor. It is evident from Jacob's language that his own and his sons' families had suffered greatly from the scarcity; and through the increasing severity of the scourge, those men, who had formerly shown both activity and spirit, were sinking into despondency. God would not interpose miraculously when natural means of preservation were within reach.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 42:3

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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Bereave
• Espy
• Famine
• Fear
• Joseph
• Lade
• Lord
• Nakedness

Commentaries on Genesis 42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings