Genesis 42:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

5cameהַבָּאִ֑יםh935
1And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יh1121
2of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לh3478
3to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רh7666
4corn amongבְּת֣וֹךְh8432
5cameהַבָּאִ֑יםh935
6כִּֽיh3588
7הָיָ֥הh1961
8for the famineהָֽרָעָ֖בh7458
9was in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץh776
10of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃h3667

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

So the sons of Israel came to buy [grain] among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

World English Bible (WEB)

The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,