Genesis 42:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 42:1

Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

1 When ^aJacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”

2 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 ^alive and not die.”

3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, ^a“Lest some calamity befall him.”

5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was ^ain the land of Canaan.

6 Now Joseph was governor ^aover the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and ^bbowed down before him with their faces to the earth.

7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as ^aa stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 42:1

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American Standard Version
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Amplified® Bible
NOW WHEN Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, Why do you look at one another?

Contemporary English Version
When Jacob found out there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why are you just sitting here, staring at one another?

Darby English Version
And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Good News Bible
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why don't you do something?

King James Version
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"

New International Version
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you just keep looking at each other?"

New King James Version
When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Jacob saw that Egypt had grain, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you stare at one another?"

Revised Standard Version
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

New English Translation
When Jacob heard¹ there was grain in Egypt, he² said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?”³

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