Genesis 42:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
שֶׁ֖בֶר
sheber
H7668
grain
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
רְדוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
שָׁ֨מָּה֙
shâm
H8033
there
וְשִׁבְרוּ
shâbar
H7666
to buy grain
לָ֣נוּ
מִשָּׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְנִחְיֶ֖ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָמֽוּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there so that we will live and not die.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).