Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
KJV
ingressi sunt terram Ægypti cum aliis qui pergebant ad emendum. Erat autem fames in terra Chanaan.
Vulgate
ἦλθον δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἀγοράζειν μετὰ τῶν ἐρχομένων· ἦν γὰρ ὁ λιμὸς ἐν γῇ Χανάαν.
LXX
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
ASV
וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִ/שְׁבֹּ֖ר בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הַ/בָּאִ֑ים כִּֽי הָיָ֥ה הָ/רָעָ֖ב בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן
Hebrew
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Canaan
In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
רָעָ֖ב
r'b
noun · 101×
שְׁבָּר
shbr
verb · 21×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:11 — Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- Acts 7:11 — Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- Gen 12:10 — And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
- Gen 26:1 — And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
- 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.
- 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.