Genesis 42:1, 2, 19, 26
Genesis 42:1 NIV
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”
Genesis 42:2 NIV
He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 42:19 NIV
If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.