Genesis 42:1

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?”

Cross References

Genesis 41:54

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

Genesis 41:57

So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

Genesis 42:2

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 live and not die.”

1 Kings 19:3

And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Ezra 10:4

Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it.”

Exodus 20:18

Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.

Exodus 5:19

And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble after it was said, “You shall not reduce any bricks from your daily quota.”

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, And let us enter the fortified cities, And let us be silent there. For the Lord our God has put us to silence And given us water of gall to drink, Because we have sinned against the Lord.

Hosea 5:13

“When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound.

Acts 7:12

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

Galatians 2:7

But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter

Joshua 7:10

So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face?