Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.
New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming,
King James Version
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Holman Bible
The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Amplified
So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Darby Translation
So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel will come to buy in the midst of those coming; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
King James 2000
And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those [other people] who went [as well], for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among other that came, for there was dearth also in the land of Canaan.
NET Bible
So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus came in the sons of Israel, to buy corn in the midst of them that came - for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Webster
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
World English Bible
The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,
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Context Readings
Joseph's Brothers Go To Egypt For Food
4 Jacob would not send Joseph's brother Benjamin to accompany them, because he was saying, "I'm afraid that he'll come to some kind of harm." 5 Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too. 6 Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph's brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down.
Cross References
Genesis 12:10
There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because the famine was so severe.
Genesis 41:57
In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.
Acts 7:11
"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.
Genesis 26:1
Later on, a famine swept through the land. This famine was different from the previous famine that had occurred earlier, during Abraham's lifetime. So Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Acts 11:28
One of them named Agabus got up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine all over the world. This happened during the reign of Claudius.