Genesis 42:2
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
He said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai·yo·mer559to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הִנֵּ֣הhin·neh2009lo! behold!prol. of hen
I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha·ma'·ti,8085to heara prim. root
that thereיֶשׁ־yesh-3426being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
is grainשֶׁ֖בֶרshe·ver7668corn, grainfrom shabar
in Egypt;בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe·mitz·ra·yim;4714a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
go downרְדוּ־re·du-3381to come or go down, descenda prim. root
thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙sham·mah8033there, thithera prim. adverb
and buyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve·shiv·ru-7666to buy graindenominative verb from sheber
[some] for us from that place,מִשָּׁ֔םmi·sham,8033there, thithera prim. adverb
so that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve·nich·yeh2421ato livea prim. root
and not die."נָמֽוּת׃na·mut.4191to diea prim. root
KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold I have heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that there is
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
corn
sheber  (sheh'-ber)
grain (as if broken into kernels) -- corn, victuals.
in Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
get you down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
thither and buy
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to deal in grain -- buy, sell.
for us from thence that we may live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and not die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
New American Standard (©1995)
He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

American Standard Version
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.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy grain for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: go down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

World English Bible
He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."

Young's Literal Translation
he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

בראשית 42:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃

בראשית 42:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר הנה שמעתי כי יש־שבר במצרים רדו־שמה ושברו־לנו משם ונחיה ולא נמות׃

בראשית 42:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמר הנה שמעתי כי יש־שבר במצרים רדו־שמה ושברו־לנו משם ונחיה ולא נמות׃

בראשית 42:2 Hebrew Bible
ויאמר הנה שמעתי כי יש שבר במצרים רדו שמה ושברו לנו משם ונחיה ולא נמות׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
audivi quod triticum venundetur in Aegypto descendite et emite nobis necessaria ut possimus vivere et non consumamur inopia

Behold Buy Corn Death Die Egypt Grain News Order Ours Thence Thither

Buy Continued Corn Death Die Egypt Grain Heard Live News Thence Thither

Buy Continued Corn Death Die Egypt Grain Heard Live News Thence Thither

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