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Genesis 42:3 KJV
Genesis · chapter 42 · verse 3
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.Genesis 42:3 · King James Version
Genesis 42:3 in context
1Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2And 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.
3And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Joseph'sYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- cornbârgrain of any kindH1250 →
- tenʻesertenH6235 →
- buyshâbarto deal in grainH7666 →
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Though Jacob's sons were all married, and had families of their own, yet, it should seem, they were still incorporated in one society, under the conduct and presidency of their father Jacob. We have here, I. The orders he gave them to go and buy corn in Egypt, Gen 42:1, Gen 42:2. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6