Genesis 42:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
Genesis 42:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:1 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?””
Genesis 42:1 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
Genesis 42:1 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'”
Genesis 42:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
Genesis 42:1 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other?”
Genesis 42:1 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"”
Genesis 42:1 — The Living Sword
Genesis 42:1 in Context — Genesis 42
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 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.
3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
What Does Genesis 42:1 Mean?
Genesis 42:1 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 42. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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