KJV 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?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 42:1
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
WEB World English Bible
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
ASV 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?
YLT 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?’
Surrounding context — Genesis 42
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 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.
3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
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וַיַּ֣רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforיֶשׁ־H3426 · yeshthereשֶׁ֖בֶרH7668 · she.vergrainבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיַעֲקֹב֙H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobלְבָנָ֔יוH1121 · benson: childלָ֖מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃H7200 · ra.ahto see: see
Cross-references
Acts 7:12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.Joshua 7:10And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?Galatians 2:7But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;Genesis 41:54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.Exodus 20:18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.1 Kings 19:3And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.Exodus 5:19And the officers of the children of Israel did see [that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall not minish [ought] from your bricks of your daily task.Ezra 10:4Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].2 Kings 8:3-4And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.Genesis 42:2And 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.Genesis 41:57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands.
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