Genesis 42:1
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
KJV
Audiens autem Jacob quod alimenta venderentur in Ægypto, dixit filiis suis : Quare negligitis ?
Vulgate
Ἰδὼν δὲ Ἰακὼβ ὅτι ἐστὶν πρᾶσις ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ εἶπεν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ Ἵνα τί ῥᾳθυμεῖτε;
LXX
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
ASV
וַ/יַּ֣רְא יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֥י יֶשׁ שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּ/מִצְרָ֑יִם וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לְ/בָנָ֔י/ו לָ֖/מָּה תִּתְרָאֽוּ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
שֶׁ֖בֶר
shbr
noun · 9×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Jacob and Esau, Joseph's rise in Egypt, the famine, Jacob's family settling in Goshen, the enslavement of Israel, the birth and early life of Moses, the ten plagues, and the Exodus from Egypt including the crossing of the Red Sea.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:12 — But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
- Gen 41:57 — And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
- Josh 7:10 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?