Genesis 42:2

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Khenah, Izip prae ah cang oh, tiah ka thaih; caeh o tathuk loe, a duek o han ai a hing o thai hanah, cang to qan oh, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

phoeiah, “Egypt ah cangtham om tila ka yaak dongah he, n'duek uh pawt tih n'hing uh mak atah te lam khaw cet uh lamtah mah hamla koivawn uh saw,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

phoeiah, “Egypt ah cangtham om tila ka yaak dongah he, n'duek uh pawt tih n'hing uh mak atah te lam khaw cet uh lamtah mah hamla koivawn uh saw,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Olelo aku la ia, Aia hoi, ua lohe au, ho ai ma Aigupita, E iho aku oukou ilaila, e kuai i ai na kakou, i ola kakou, aole e make.

English Berean Standard Bible

“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen tande y'ap vann ble nan peyi Lejip. Desann non, al achte ble pou nou ka viv pou nou pa mouri grangou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

audivi quod triticum venundetur in Ægypto: descendite, et emite nobis necessaria, ut possimus vivere, et non consumamur inopia.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il dit : Voici, j’ai appris qu’il y a du blé en Égypte ; descendez-y, et achetez-nous-en là, afin que nous vivions, et que nous ne mourions pas.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I mluvil jim: Aj, slyšel jsem, že mají potravu v Egyptě; jděte tam, a kupte nám odtud, abychom živi byli a nezemřeli.

Kosraean Bible

Nga lohng mu oasr wheat in acn Egypt. Tal fahla nu we ac molema kutu nasr, kut in tia masrinsral nwe misa.”

World Portuguese Bible

Ele disse: “Eis que ouvi dizer que há cereal no Egito. Desçam até lá e comprem para nós, para que vivamos e não morramos.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi a spus: Iată, eu am auzit că sunt grâne în Egipt; coborâţi acolo şi cumpăraţi pentru noi de acolo; ca să trăim şi să nu murim.

Brenton English Septuagint

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အီ​ဂျစ်​ပြည်​၌​စပါး​ရှိ​ကြောင်း​ငါ​ကြား​ရ​သည်။ ငါ​တို့​အ​စာ​ငတ်​၍​မ​သေ​ကြ​စေ​ရန်​သင်​တို့ ထို​ပြည်​သို့​သွား​၍​စ​ပါး​ဝယ်​ကြ​လော့'' ဟု စေ​ခိုင်း​လေ​၏။-

Darby Translation

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy [grain] for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und er sprach: Siehe, ich habe gehört, daß Getreide in Ägypten ist; ziehet hinab und kaufet uns von dort Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben.

Dutch Bible 1917

Voorts zeide hij: Ziet, ik heb gehoord, dat er koren in Egypte is; trekt daarhenen af, en koopt ons koren van daar, opdat wij leven en niet sterven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ik heb gehoord, dat er koren is in Egypte. Trekt daarheen, en gaat er wat voor ons kopen, zodat we in leven blijven en niet sterven.

Italian Diodati Bible

Poi disse: Ecco, io ho udito che in Egitto v'è del grano da vendere; scendete là, e compratacene di là; e noi viveremo, e non morremo .

Douay-Rheims 1899

I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, and bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.

Danish Bible 1931

Og han sagde: “Jeg hører, at der er Korn at få i Ægypten; drag ned og køb os noget, at vi kan blive i Live og undgå Døden!”

Leeser Tanakh

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; get you down thither, and buy for us provision from there, that we may live, and not die.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.'

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Lại rằng: Nầy, cha nghe dưới xứ Ê-díp-tô có lúa bán; bay hãy xuống đó mua lúa cho chúng ta, hầu cho chúng ta sống và khỏi chết, chớ!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Pea pehē ʻe ia, Vakai, kuo u fanongo ʻoku ai ʻae koane ʻi ʻIsipite: mou ʻalu ki ai, pea mou fakatau maʻatautolu mei ai; koeʻuhi ke tau moʻui, kae ʻikai mate.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et il dit: Voici, j'ai appris qu'il y a du blé à vendre en Égypte; descendez-y, et achetez-nous-y du blé, afin que nous vivions, et ne mourions point.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj li diris: Mi aŭdis, ke oni vendas grenon en Egiptujo; veturu do tien kaj aĉetu por ni tie grenon, por ke ni vivu kaj ne mortu.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il dit: Voici, j’apprends qu’il y a du blé en Égypte; descendez-y, pour nous en acheter là, afin que nous vivions et que nous ne mourions pas.

German Luther Bible 1912

Siehe, ich höre, es sei in Ägypten Getreide feil; zieht hinab und kauft uns Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down there, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

British English Septuagint 2012

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down there, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

Majority Standard BIble

“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

Webster Bible

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: go down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt; go down there and buy for us, so that we may live and not die.’

Open English Bible (US)

I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt; go down there and buy for us, so that we may live and not die.”

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poi disse: “Ecco, ho sentito dire che c’è del grano in Egitto; scendete colà per comprarcene, onde possiam vivere e non abbiamo a morire”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il dit : « Voici, j'ai appris qu'il y a du blé en Égypte. Descendez-y, et achetez-en pour nous là-bas, afin que nous vivions et que nous ne mourions pas. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y dijo: He aquí, yo he oído que hay víveres en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí para nosotros, para que podamos vivir, y no nos muramos.

Spanish BLL

Y añadió: “He oído que hay trigo en Egipto. Bajen allá y compren trigo para nosotros, para que podamos sobrevivir y no muramos”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y dijo: «He aquí, he oído que hay trigo en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí para nosotros, para que podamos vivir, y no muramos».

Croatian Bible

Čujem da ima žita u Egiptu. Otiđite dolje te nam ga odande nabavite da ostanemo na životu i ne pomremo.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I reče: Eto čujem da u Misiru ima žita; idite onamo te nam kupite otuda, da ostanemo živi i ne pomremo.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And he said, Behold, I have heard that corn is sold in Mizraim: go down thither, and buy us from thence, and we shall live, and not die.

German Textbibel

Da sprach er: Ich höre mit Bestimmtheit, daß es in Ägypten Getreide giebt. Zieht hin und holt uns von dort Getreide, damit wir am Leben bleiben und nicht sterben.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃

World English Bible

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World English Bible (Catholic)

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World English Bible British Edition

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World English Bible Classic

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World English Bible Updated

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World Messianic Bible

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

Wycliffe Bible portions

Y herde that wheete is seeld in Egipt, go ye doun, and bie ye necessaries to vs, that we moun lyue, and be not wastid bi nedynesse.

Young's Literal Translation

he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

SEPTUAGINTA

ἰδοὺ ἀκήκοα ὅτι ἐστὶ σῖτος ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ· κατάβητε ἐκεῖ καὶ πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα, ἵνα ζήσωμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἰδοὺ ἀκήκοα, ὅτι ἐστὶ σῖτος ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ· κατάβητε ἐκεὶ, καὶ πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα, ἵνα ζήσωμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ши а зис: „Ятэ, ауд кэ есте грыу ын Еӂипт; коборыци-вэ ши кумпэраци-не грыу де аколо, ка сэ трэим ши сэ ну мурим.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Я ж чув, що є хлїб в Египтї. Рушайте туди, та купіте таменьки хлїба, щоб нам жити, не повмірати.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Я ж чув, що є хлїб в Египтї. Рушайте туди, та купіте таменьки хлїба, щоб нам жити, не повмірати.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

И рече: Ето чујем да у Мисиру има жита; идите онамо те нам купите отуда, да останемо живи и не помремо.

Russian Synodal Bible

И сказал: вот, я слышал, что есть хлеб в Египте; пойдите туда и купите нам оттуда хлеба, чтобы нам жить и не умереть.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ויאמר הנה שמעתי כי יש שבר במצרים רדו שמה ושברו לנו משם ונחיה ולא נמות׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

وَقَالَ «إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ قَمْحٌ فِي مِصْرَ. ٱنْزِلُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَٱشْتَرُوا لَنَا مِنْ هُنَاكَ لِنَحْيَا وَلَا نَمُوتَ».

Old Persion Version Bible

و گفت: «اینک شنیده‌ام که غله در مصر است، بدانجابروید و برای ما از آنجا بخرید، تا زیست کنیم ونمیریم.»

Judson Burmese Bible

အဲဂုတ္တု ပြည်၌ စပါး ရှိ ကြောင်း ကို ငါကြား ရပြီ။ ငါတို့သည်မ သေ အသက်ရှင် မည်အကြောင်း ၊ ထို ပြည်သို့ သွား ၍ ငါ တို့အဘို့ ကို ဝယ် ကြလော့ဟု မိမိ သား တို့အား ဆို သည်အတိုင်း၊

Korean Bible 1910

야곱이 또 이르되 `내가 들은즉 저 애굽에 곡식이 있다 하니 너희는 그리로 가서 거기서 우리를 위하여 사오라 그리하면 우리가 살고 죽지 아니하리라 !' 하매

Japanese Freedom Bible

彼は言った。「見よ、エジプトに穀物があると聞いた。そこへ下り、私たちのために買って来なさい。そうすれば、私たちは死なずに生き延びられる。」

World Chinese Bible

他说：“看哪，我听说埃及有粮食。你们下到那里去，从那里为我们买些来，使我们可以存活，不至于死亡。”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

我听见 埃及有粮，你们可以下去，从那里为我们籴些来，使我们可以存活，不至于死。」

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

我聽見 埃及有糧，你們可以下去，從那裏為我們糴些來，使我們可以存活，不至於死。」

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

E disse: Eis que, eu ouvi que há alimentos no Egito; descei ali, e comprai dali para nós, para que possamos viver, e não nos morramos.

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Mashi Bible

Nayumvîrhe bambwîra oku e Mîsiri eri engano y’okukaguza. Bungulukiragi yo ninyu mujigula kuli eyo ngano y’eyo munda lyo rhulama rhulek’ifà.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Siehe, ich höre, es gebe in Ägypten Korn; reiset dort hinab und kauft uns daselbst Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Y él dijo: He tenido noticias de que hay grano en Egipto; desciende allí y compra grano para nosotros, para que la vida y no la muerte sean nuestras.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Y añadió: Miren, oí que hay grano en Egipto. Bajen allá y compren algo para nosotros a fin de que vivamos y no muramos.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And he said, Hinei, I have heard that there is shever (grain) in Mitzrayim; get you down to there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

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