Genesis 42:1,5
Genesis 42:1 King James Version (KJV)
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Genesis 42:5 King James Version (KJV)
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:1 New International Version (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 42:5 New International Version (NIV)
So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
Genesis 42:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
Genesis 42:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another?
Genesis 42:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well.
Genesis 42:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
Genesis 42:5 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:1-2 The Message (MSG)
When Jacob learned that there was food in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you sit around here and look at one another? I’ve heard that there is food in Egypt. Go down there and buy some so that we can survive and not starve to death.”
Genesis 42:3-5 The Message (MSG)
Ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to Egypt to get food. Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something bad might happen to him. So Israel’s sons joined everyone else that was going to Egypt to buy food, for Canaan, too, was hit hard by the famine.
Genesis 42:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
Genesis 42:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.
Genesis 42:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, so he said to his sons, “Why are you just sitting here looking at one another?
Genesis 42:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Along with many other people, the sons of Israel went to Egypt to buy grain, because the people in the land of Canaan were also hungry.
Genesis 42:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Genesis 42:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now when Jacob (Israel) learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another [in bewilderment and not taking action]?”
Genesis 42:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.