Catholic Public Domain Version
"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.” "
— Genesis 42:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."”
“He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.””
“I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: Go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.”
“And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.”
“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.”
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.”
And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.