Genesis 42:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הִנֵּ֣ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּי
(sha·ma'·ti,)
8085: to heara prim. root
that thereיֶשׁ־
(yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
is grainשֶׁ֖בֶר
(she·ver)
7668: corn, grainfrom shabar
in Egypt;בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
(be·mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
go downרְדוּ־
(re·du-)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙
(sham·mah)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
and buyוְשִׁבְרוּ־
(ve·shiv·ru-)
7666: to buy graindenominative verb from sheber
[some] for us from that place,מִשָּׁ֔ם
(mi·sham,)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
so that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֖ה
(ve·nich·yeh)
2421a: to livea prim. root
and not die."נָמֽוּת׃
(na·mut.)
4191: to 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
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen," he went on, "I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die."

International Standard Version
Pay attention now! I've heard that there is grain in Egypt, so go down there and buy some grain for us, so we can live, instead of dying."

NET Bible
He then said, "Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I've heard there's grain for sale in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so that we won't starve to death."

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
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