Genesis 42:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:3 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 42:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 42:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,”
Genesis 42:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy [grain] out of Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So went Iosephs ten brethren downe to bye corne of the Egyptians.”
Genesis 42:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the brothers of Joseph—ten of them—went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Genesis 42:3 — The Living Sword
Genesis 42:3 in Context — Genesis 42
1 Jacob, voyant qu’il y avait du blé en Égypte, dit à ses fils: Pourquoi vous regardez-vous les uns les autres?
2 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.
3 Dix frères de Joseph descendirent en Égypte, pour acheter du blé.
4 Jacob n’envoya point avec eux Benjamin, frère de Joseph, dans la crainte qu’il ne lui arrivât quelque malheur.
5 Les fils d’Israël vinrent pour acheter du blé, au milieu de ceux qui venaient aussi; car la famine était dans le pays de Canaan.
What Does Genesis 42:3 Mean?
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