NET Bible
"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.”"
— Genesis 42:2, NET Bible
“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."”
“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.”
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?”
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.”
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said,“What if some accident happens to him?”
So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.