Genesis 42:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה
(a·sa·rah;)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
brothersאֲחֵֽי־
(a·chei-)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
of Josephיֹוסֵ֖ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
went downוַיֵּרְד֥וּ
(vai·ye·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֥ר
(lish·bor)
7666: to buy graindenominative verb from sheber
grainבָּ֖ר
(bar)
1250: grain, cornfrom barar
from Egypt.מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
(mim·mitz·ra·yim.)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph's
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to buy
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to deal in grain -- buy, sell.
corn
bar  (bawr)
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extens. the open country -- corn, wheat.
in Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.

King James Bible
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So 10 of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

International Standard Version
So ten of Joseph's brothers left to buy grain from Egypt.

NET Bible
So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ten of Joseph's brothers went to buy grain in Egypt.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
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