Genesis 43:2

Plain English Version

Jacob’s family finished eating all that food that they got in Egypt country, and they didn’t have any more food. So Jacob said to his sons, “Go back to Egypt country, and buy a bit more food for us.”

Cross References

Genesis 43:1

Some time later, there was still no rain and no food plants growing in Canaan country, and everybody was really hungry.

Genesis 43:20

They said, “Please, sir, we want to tell you something. Some time ago, we came here to Egypt country, to buy food. We got lots of food, and we paid money for that food.

Genesis 43:3

But Jacob’s son Judah said, “You know that we can’t go back to Egypt country without our youngest brother Benjamin. That man that is in charge of Egypt, he will not let us do that. Last time we went to Egypt, that man talked strongly to us, and he said, ‘You can only come back here if you bring your youngest brother with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:4

Then Judah said to Jacob, “If you will let our brother Benjamin go with us to Egypt country, then we will go and buy food for you there.

Genesis 44:25

Then, some time later, our father said to us, ‘Go back to Egypt, and buy a bit more food for us mob.’