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Genesis 42:2

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.

KJV

audivi quod triticum venundetur in Ægypto : descendite, et emite nobis necessaria, ut possimus vivere, et non consumamur inopia.

Vulgate

ἰδοὺ ἀκήκοα ὅτι ἐστὶν σῖτος ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ· κατάβητε ἐκεῖ καὶ πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα, ἵνα ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּ/מִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ שָׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ וְ/שִׁבְרוּ לָ֣/נוּ מִ/שָּׁ֔ם וְ/נִחְיֶ֖ה וְ/לֹ֥א נָמֽוּת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
adverb · 827×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
שְׁבָּר
shbr
verb · 21×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שֶׁ֖בֶר
shbr
noun · 9×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 43:8 — And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
  • Gen 43:8 — And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.