Genesis 42:1 (ESV)

Genesis 42:2 - And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Then he said, “Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from [fn]that place, so that we may live and not die.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us [fn]from that place, so that we may live and not die.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Then he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from there, so that we may live and not die.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

He said, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy [some] grain for us, so that we may live and not die [of starvation].”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live, and not die."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy grain for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: go down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Mitzrayim. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

audivi quod triticum venundetur in Aegypto descendite et emite nobis necessaria ut possimus vivere et non consumamur inopia

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّ الْقَمْحَ مُتَوَافِرٌ فِي مِصْرَ. فَانْحَدِرُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَاشْتَرُوا لَنَا قَمْحاً لِنَبْقَى عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ وَلا نَمُوتَ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἰδοὺ ἀκήκοα ὅτι ἔστιν σῖτος ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ κατάβητε ἐκεῖ καὶ πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα ἵνα ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَقَالَ «إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ قَمْحٌ فِي مِصْرَ. انْزِلُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَاشْتَرُوا لَنَا مِنْ هُنَاكَ لِنَحْيَا وَلاَ نَمُوتَ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y dijo: He aquí, yo he oído que hay víveres en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí para nosotros, para que podamos vivir, y no nos muramos.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y dijo: He aquí, yo he oído que hay víveres en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí para nosotros, para que podamos vivir, y no muramos.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

我聽見埃及有糧、你們可以下去從那裡為我們糴些來、使我們可以存活、不至於死。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

--Y añadió--: He aquí, he oído que en Egipto hay provisiones. Descended allá y comprad para nosotros de allí, para que vivamos y no muramos.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

야곱이 또 이르되 내가 들은즉 저 애굽에 곡식이 있다 하니 너희는 그리로 가서 거기서 우리를 위하여 사오라 그리하면 우리가 살고 죽지 아니하리라 하매

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il dit: Voici, j'apprends qu'il y a du blé en Égypte; descendez-y, pour nous en acheter là, afin que nous vivions et que nous ne mourions pas.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Siehe, ich höre, es sei in Ägypten Getreide feil; zieht hinab und kauft uns Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И сказал: вот, я слышал, что есть хлеб в Египте; пойдите туда и купите нам оттуда хлеба, чтобы нам жить и не умереть.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y dijo: He aquí, yo he oído que hay alimentos en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí para nosotros, para que podamos vivir, y no nos muramos.

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