Genesis 42:2 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | And he said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | h559 |
| 1 | | הִנֵּ֣ה | h2009 |
| 2 | Behold I have heard | שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי | h8085 |
| 3 | | כִּ֥י | h3588 |
| 4 | that there is | יֶשׁ | h3426 |
| 5 | corn | שֶׁ֖בֶר | h7668 |
| 6 | in Egypt | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | h4714 |
| 7 | get you down | רְדוּ | h3381 |
| 8 | | שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | h8033 |
| 9 | thither and buy | וְשִׁבְרוּ | h7666 |
| 10 | | לָ֣נוּ | h0 |
| 11 | | מִשָּׁ֔ם | h8033 |
| 12 | for us from thence that we may live | וְנִֽחְיֶ֖ה | h2421 |
| 13 | | וְלֹ֥א | h3808 |
| 14 | and not die | נָמֽוּת׃ | h4191 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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;'