Genesis 42:2
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 42:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.”
Genesis 42:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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].”
Genesis 42:2 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Genesis 42:2 New Century Version (NCV)
I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us to eat, so that we will live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Genesis 42:2 New International Version (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 42:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”