Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so that we may live and not die.

New American Standard Bible

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”

International Standard Version

Pay attention now! I've heard that there is grain in Egypt, so go down there and buy some grain for us, so we can live, instead of dying."

A Conservative Version

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Get you down there, and buy for us from there, that we may live, and not die.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Amplified

He said, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy [some] grain for us, so that we may live and not die [of starvation].”

Bible in Basic English

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Behold I heard that there is selling in Egypt: go ye there, and buy grain for us from thence; and we shall live and shall not die.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold, I have heard that there is corn to be sold in Egypt. Get you thither and buy us corn from thence, that we may live and not die."

NET Bible

He then said, "Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said, Lo I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, - Go down thither and buy corn for us from thence, that we may live and not die.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."

Youngs Literal Translation

he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

that there is
ישׁ 
Yesh 
is, be, have, there,
Usage: 135

שׁבר 
Sheber 
Usage: 9

in Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

thither, and buy
שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 21

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

References

Easton

Context Readings

Joseph's Brothers Go To Egypt For Food

1 And when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look upon one another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so that we may live and not die. 3 And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.


Cross References

Genesis 43:8

And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, so that we may live and not die, both we and you, also our little ones.

Genesis 43:2

And it happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

Genesis 43:4

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

Genesis 45:9

Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, So says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not wait.

Psalm 118:17

I shall not die, but live and declare the works of Jehovah.

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him, So says Jehovah, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.

Matthew 4:4

But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

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