Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also. New Living Translation So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well. English Standard Version Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Berean Standard Bible So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan. King James Bible And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. New King James Version And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. New American Standard Bible So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, because the famine was also in the land of Canaan. NASB 1995 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. NASB 1977 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. Legacy Standard Bible So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. Amplified Bible So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also. Christian Standard Bible The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Holman Christian Standard Bible The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. American Standard Version And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the sons of Israel came to buy with those who were going, because the famine was severe in the land of Canaan. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan. Contemporary English Version So Jacob's sons joined others from Canaan who were going to Egypt because of the terrible famine. Douay-Rheims Bible And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan. English Revised Version And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. GOD'S WORD® Translation Israel's sons left with the others who were going to buy grain, because there was also famine in Canaan. Good News Translation The sons of Jacob came with others to buy grain, because there was famine in the land of Canaan. International Standard Version Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan. Literal Standard Version And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine has been in the land of Canaan, Majority Standard Bible So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan. New American Bible And so the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since there was famine in the land of Canaan. NET Bible So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan. New Revised Standard Version Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan. New Heart English Bible So the sons of Israel went to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Webster's Bible Translation And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. World English Bible The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…4But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.” 5So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan. 6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.… Cross References Acts 7:11 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. Genesis 26:1 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham's time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar. Genesis 41:57 And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. 2 Samuel 21:1 During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, "It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites." Treasury of Scripture And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. for. Genesis 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. Genesis 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. Genesis 41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. Jump to Previous Buy Caanan Canaan Corn Famine Grain Israel Israel's Midst Others ShortJump to Next Buy Caanan Canaan Corn Famine Grain Israel Israel's Midst Others ShortGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. Verse 5. - And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came - literally, in the midst of the comers; not as being desirous to lose themselves in the multitudes, as if troubled by an alarming presentiment (Lange), which is forced and unnatural; but either as forming a part of a caravan of Canaanites (Lawson), or simply as arriving among ethers who came from the same necessity (Keil). For the famine was in the land of Canaan. The statements in this verse concerning the descent of Joseph's brethren to Egypt, and the prevalence of the famine in the land of Canaan, both of which have already been sufficiently announced (vide ver. 3; Genesis 41:57; Genesis 42:2), are neither useless repetitions nor proofs of different authorship, but simply the customary recapitulations which mark the commencement of a new paragraph or section of the history, viz., that in which Joseph's first interview with his brethren is described (cf. 'Quarry on Genesis,' pp. 556, 557). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the sonsבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc were among בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre those who הַבָּאִ֑ים (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go came וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to buy grain, לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר (liš·bōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7666: To deal in grain since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger had [also] spread הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Canaan. כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan Links Genesis 42:5 NIVGenesis 42:5 NLT Genesis 42:5 ESV Genesis 42:5 NASB Genesis 42:5 KJV Genesis 42:5 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:5 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:5 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:5 French Bible Genesis 42:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:5 The sons of Israel came to buy (Gen. 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