Verse Comparison: Genesis 42:2
American Standard Version
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
Amplified® Bible
For, he said, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; get down there and buy [grain] for us, that we may live and not die.
Contemporary English Version
I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Now go down and buy some, so we won't starve to death."
Darby English Version
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy [grain] for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.
Good News Bible
I hear that there is grain in Egypt; go there and buy some to keep us from starving to death."
King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy {some} for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."
New International Version
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."
New King James Version
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.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "Behold, I have heard that they have grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live, and not die."
Young's Literal Translation
he saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'