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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/42.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Israel&#8217s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy <i>corn</i> among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel went to buy <i>grain</i> among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, because the famine was <i>also</i> in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan <i>also.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan <i>also</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan <i>also.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Jacob's sons joined others from Canaan who were going to Egypt because of the terrible famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Israel's sons left with the others who were going to buy grain, because there was also famine in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Jacob came with others to buy grain, because there was famine in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel went to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine has been in the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel will come to buy in the midst of those coming; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And so the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since there was famine in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy grain with those that came; for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy with those who were going, because the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/42-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10794" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">So the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">were among</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">those who</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/7666.htm" title="7666: liš·bōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To buy grain. Denominative from sheber; to deal in grain.">to buy grain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: hā·rā·‘āḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">the famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had also spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-57.htm">Genesis 41:57</a></span><br />And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Genesis 43:1-2</a></span><br />Now the famine was still severe in the land. / So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6-7</a></span><br />For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11-12</a></span><br />Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Genesis 12:10</a></span><br />Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Genesis 26:1</a></span><br />Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Genesis 47:13-15</a></span><br />There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. / Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. / When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Nehemiah 5:3</a></span><br />Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16</a></span><br />He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a></span><br />Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Genesis 12:10</a></b></br> And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine <i>was</i> grievous in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Genesis 26:1</a></b></br> And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-57.htm">Genesis 41:57</a></b></br> And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy <i>corn</i>; because that the famine was <i>so</i> sore in all lands.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/42-3.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Caanan</a> <a href="/genesis/38-2.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/42-3.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/genesis/41-57.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/genesis/42-3.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/37-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/genesis/41-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/42-4.htm">Others</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Short</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Caanan</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/43-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/50-14.htm">Others</a> <a href="/genesis/44-4.htm">Short</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">They have remorse for Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Simeon is kept for a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">They return with grain, and their money.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-29.htm">Their relation to Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the sons of Israel</b><br>This phrase refers to the sons of Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Jacob had twelve sons, who became the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of Israel. This familial connection is significant as it highlights the continuity of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The sons of Israel are central figures in the narrative of Genesis and the broader biblical story, representing the chosen people through whom God would fulfill His promises.<p><b>were among those who came to buy grain</b><br>This indicates that the sons of Israel were part of a larger group of people affected by the widespread famine. The need to buy grain underscores the severity of the famine and the dependence on Egypt, which had stored surplus grain under Joseph's administration. This situation sets the stage for the fulfillment of Joseph's earlier dreams, where his brothers would bow to him, unknowingly fulfilling God's plan for their preservation.<p><b>since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan</b><br>The famine's reach into Canaan emphasizes the widespread nature of the crisis, affecting not only Egypt but also the surrounding regions. Canaan, the land promised to Abraham and his descendants, was not immune to the natural disasters of the time. This situation forced the sons of Israel to seek sustenance in Egypt, a land they would later inhabit during the Exodus narrative. The famine serves as a catalyst for the unfolding of God's providential plan, leading to the eventual migration of Jacob's family to Egypt, setting the stage for the events of the Exodus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>The sons of Jacob, who traveled to Egypt to buy grain due to the severe famine in Canaan. They are central figures in the unfolding account of reconciliation and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land where Jacob and his family resided. It was affected by the widespread famine, prompting the brothers' journey to Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph had risen to power as the governor. It became a place of refuge and provision during the famine.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>A severe shortage of food that affected the entire region, including Canaan and Egypt, setting the stage for the brothers' journey and the eventual reunion with Joseph.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, he is a key figure in the account. As the governor of Egypt, he was responsible for the distribution of grain during the famine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a></b><br>The famine, though a time of hardship, was used by God to fulfill His purposes. Trust in God's sovereignty even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/providence_and_provision.htm">Providence and Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided for Jacob's family through Joseph, He provides for His people today. Look for God's provision in unexpected places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_forgiveness.htm">Reconciliation and Forgiveness</a></b><br>The journey of Joseph's brothers to Egypt sets the stage for reconciliation. Consider the importance of seeking and granting forgiveness in our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The brothers' journey to Egypt required action and faith. In times of need, be proactive in seeking God's guidance and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>Despite the famine, God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were being fulfilled. Trust in God's faithfulness to His promises in your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_purpose_of_prayer.htm">How does the Bible describe famine's impact?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_famines_in_joseph's_era.htm">Does any historical or archaeological evidence confirm widespread famines in this region during Joseph’s time (Genesis 42)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/see_the_new_things_god_is_doing.htm">How are Joshua and Jesus similar?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hell_like_in_the_bible.htm">How should we worship God according to the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came</span> - literally, <span class="accented">in the midst of the comers</span>; not as being desirous to lose themselves in the multitudes, as if troubled by an alarming presentiment (Lange), which is forced and unnatural; but either as forming a part of a caravan of Canaanites (Lawson), or simply as arriving among ethers who came from the same necessity (Keil). <span class="cmt_word">For the famine was in the land of Canaan.</span> The statements in this verse concerning the descent of Joseph's brethren to Egypt, and the prevalence of the famine in the land of Canaan, both of which have already been sufficiently announced (vide ver. 3; <a href="/genesis/41-57.htm">Genesis 41:57</a>; <a href="/genesis/42-2.htm">Genesis 42:2</a>), are neither useless repetitions nor proofs of different authorship, but simply the customary recapitulations which mark the commencement of a new paragraph or section of the history, viz., that in which Joseph's first interview with his brethren is described (cf. 'Quarry on Genesis,' pp. 556, 557). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/42-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were among</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּאִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to buy grain,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(liš·bōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7666.htm">Strong's 7666: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal in grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">since</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the famine</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָעָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had [also] spread</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/42-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 42:5 The sons of Israel came to buy (Gen. 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