Genesis 42:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
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BSBPD
“So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 42:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 42:5So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 42:13But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
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