Genesis 42:2 - 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." More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For, he said, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; get down there and buy [grain] for us, that we may live and not die. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I’ve just heard that there’s grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we can survive and not starve to death.” |