Catholic Public Domain Version
" Then Jacob, hearing that food was being sold in Egypt, said to his sons: “Why are you negligent? "
— Genesis 42:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
“Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? ”
“Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"”
“Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?””
“And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?”
“Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?”
“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
Then Jacob, hearing that food was being sold in Egypt, said to his sons: “Why are you negligent?
I have heard that wheat is being sold in Egypt. Go down and buy necessities for us, so that we may be able to live, and not be consumed by destitution.”
And so, when ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain in Egypt,
Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brothers, “Lest perhaps he may suffer harm on the journey.”