Genesis 42:1 - The Scriptures 1998 And when Yaʽ 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 he said, “See, I have heard that there is grain in Mitsrayim. Go down to that place and buy for us there, and let us live and not die.”
“Arise, for the matter is upon you, but we are with you. Be strong and act.”
And all the people saw the thunders, the lightning flashes, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain smoking. And the people saw it, and they trembled and stood at a distance,
Why are we sitting still? Gather yourselves, and let us go into the walled cities, and let us be silent there. For יהוה our Elohim has let us perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against יהוה.
But on the contrary, when they saw that the Good News to the uncircumcised had been entrusted to me, even as Kĕ