Genesis 42:1 - Revised Standard Version CI

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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

¹ 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)

¹ 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

¹ 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

¹ 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

¹ And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?

Genesis 42:1 Cross References

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 41:57

Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

Genesis 42:2

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.”

1 Kings 19:3

Then he was afraid, and he arose and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Ezra 10:4

Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it.”

Exodus 20:18

Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they stood afar off,

Exodus 5:19

The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in evil plight, when they said, “You shall by no means lessen your daily number of bricks.”

Jeremiah 8:14

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.

Hosea 5:13

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.

Acts 7:12

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

Galatians 2:7

but on the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised

Joshua 7:10

The Lord said to Joshua, “Arise, why have you thus fallen upon your face?