Genesis 43:2

Genesis 43:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
• New International Version (NIV)So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”

Context of Genesis 43:2

1But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan. When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” 3But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ 4If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food.

Genesis 43:2 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כִּלּוּ֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָ֥נוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when they had eaten upאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• And it came to pass, when they had eaten upכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• the cornשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber · grainH7668
• which they had brought outבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Go againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
• us a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• foodאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400

Cross-references for Genesis 43:2

• Genesis 43:4If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food.
• Genesis 42:1When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another?
• Proverbs 15:16Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
• Proverbs 31:16She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.
• 1 Timothy 5:8But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.
• 1 Timothy 6:6Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.

Commentaries on Genesis 43:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ debash “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭen “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd “almond tree;” related: “awake.” The tree is also called לוּז lûz Some refer the former to the fruit, the latter to the tree. The eleven brothers are now to bow down before Joseph. Genesis 43:1-10 The famine was severe. The pressure began to be felt more and more. The twelve households had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7As the famine continued, Jacob's family needed more grain. But, they could not go back to Egypt without Benjamin (42:16, 20). Jacob understood he was in a difficult situation. He needed more food but he would not risk losing Benjamin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142. their father said, ... Go again, buy us a little food--It was no easy matter to bring Jacob to agree to the only conditions on which his sons could return to Egypt (Ge 42:15). The necessity of immediately procuring fresh supplies for the maintenance of themselves and their families overcame every other consideration and extorted his consent to Benjamin joining in a journey, which his sons entered on with mingled feelings of hope and anxiety--of hope…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 43:2

• Jacob
• Judah

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Blame
• Chamber
• Famine
• Joseph
• Merry
• Yearn
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 43

• 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