Genesis 42:2

Genesis 42:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”

Context of Genesis 42:2

1Now when Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is food in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. 3And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

Genesis 42:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold, I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that there isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• foodשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber · grainH7668
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• get you downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• thither, and buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
• for us from thence; that we may liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• and not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Genesis 42:2

• Genesis 43:2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the food which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
• Genesis 45:9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
• Genesis 43:8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
• Psalms 118:17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Yah.
• Isaiah 38:1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith Yhwh, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
• Matthew 4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Commentaries on Genesis 42:2

• 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. 1-2God used the famine to bring Israel to Egypt under Joseph’s rule, thus fulfilling two prophecies (15:13; 37:7–11).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 42:2

• Commerce
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In the dictionaries

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

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