Genesis 42:1
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7200 [e]וַיַּ֣רְא
way-yar
And when sawConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3290 [e]יַעֲקֹ֔ב
ya-‘ă-qōḇ,
JacobN-proper-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֥י
thatConj
3426 [e]יֶשׁ־
yeš-
there wasAdv
7668 [e]שֶׁ֖בֶר
še-ḇer
grainN-ms
4714 [e]בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
bə-miṣ-rā-yim;
in EgyptPrep-b | N-proper-fs
559 [e]וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
way-yō-mer
then saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3290 [e]יַעֲקֹב֙
ya-‘ă-qōḇ
JacobN-proper-ms
1121 [e]לְבָנָ֔יו
lə-ḇā-nāw,
to his sonsPrep-l | N-mpc | 3ms
4100 [e]לָ֖מָּה
lām-māh
whyInterrog
7200 [e]תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃
tiṯ-rā-’ū.
do you look at one anotherV-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 42:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּ֣רְא יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לְבָנָ֔יו לָ֖מָּה תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃

בראשית 42:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וירא יעקב כי יש־שבר במצרים ויאמר יעקב לבניו למה תתראו׃

בראשית 42:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וירא יעקב כי יש־שבר במצרים ויאמר יעקב לבניו למה תתראו׃

בראשית 42:1 Hebrew Bible
וירא יעקב כי יש שבר במצרים ויאמר יעקב לבניו למה תתראו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"

King James Bible
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at each other?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

when Jacob.

Genesis 41:54,57 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph …

Acts 7:12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our …

saw. i.e, heard, from the report of others, that there was plenty in Egypt. The operations of one sense are frequently put for those of another in Hebrew; (see the Parallel Passages.)
2

Exodus 5:19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were …

Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunder, and the lightning, and the noise …

1 Kings 19:3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to …

Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went …

Galatians 2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision …

Why do ye.

Joshua 7:10 And the LORD said to Joshua, Get you up; why lie you thus on your face?

2 Kings 8:3,4 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned …

Ezra 10:4 Arise; for this matter belongs to you: we also will be with you: …

Jeremiah 8:14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the …

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