and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread.
Genesis 42:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at one another? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW WHEN Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, Why do you look at one another? American Standard Version (1901) Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? Common English Bible When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring blankly at each other? Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jacob, hearing that food was being sold in Egypt, said to his sons: "Why are you negligent? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless? |
and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread.
Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.
I have heard,” he said, “that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”
Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.
Take action, for it is your duty, and we are with you; be strong, and do it.”
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance
The Israelite supervisors saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You shall not lessen your daily number of bricks.”
Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink because we have sinned against the Lord.
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there on their first visit.
On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel for the circumcised