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Genesis 42:3

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

KJV

Descendentes igitur fratres Joseph decem, ut emerent frumenta in Ægypto,

Vulgate

κατέβησαν δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ Ἰωσὴφ οἱ δέκα πρίασθαι σῖτον ἐξ Αἰγύπτου·

LXX

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.

ASV

וַ/יֵּרְד֥וּ אֲחֵֽי יוֹסֵ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לִ/שְׁבֹּ֥ר בָּ֖ר מִ/מִּצְרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּ֑ר
br
noun · 13×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
שְׁבָּר
shbr
verb · 21×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Passages from Moses, which the heretics pervert to the support of their hypothesis. 1. And while they affirm such things as these concerning the creation, every one of them generates something new, day by day, according to his ability; for no one is deemed perfect, who does not develop among them some mighty fictions. It is thus necessary, first, to indicate what things they me…

Cross-references

  • Gen 43:20 — And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: