Genesis 42:3

What does Genesis 42:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 42:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy [grain] out of Egypt.

Context

v.2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

v.3This passage

v.4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 42:5

    And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • Genesis 42:13

    And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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