Genesis 42:2 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.
Words Then and Now
- corn grain of any kind Still heard today: a peppercorn, a grain of pepper Webster’s 1828 · Corn
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- you more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Jacob sends ten sons to buy cornJacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied. Shall others get food for their...
Cross References
- Genesis 43:8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
- Genesis 43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
- Genesis 43:4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
- Genesis 45:9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
- Psalms 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
- Isaiah 38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
- Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Topics
- Benjamin Taken into Egypt
- Commerce Egyptians
- Deception Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers
- Exports Of corn (grain)
- Falsehood Joseph, in the deception he carried on with his brothers
- Hypocrisy Joseph’s deceiving his brothers
- Jacob Sends to Egypt to buy corn (grain)
- Joseph His father sends down into Egypt to buy corn (grain)
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Genesis 42 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- Behold, I have heard הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative שָׁמַעְתִּי šāmaʿtî שָׁמַע Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
- that there is כִּי kî Conjunction יֶשׁ yeš יֵשׁ Demonstrative
- corn שֶׁבֶר šeber שֶׁבֶר Noun · masculine singular
- in Egypt בְּמִצְרָיִם bĕmiṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name · with preposition
- get you down רְדוּ rĕdû יָרַד Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- thither, and buy שָׁמָּה šāmmâ Adverb · with ending: toward וְשִׁבְרוּ wĕšibrû שָׁבַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural · with and לָנוּ lānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural מִשָּׁם miššām Adverb · with preposition
- for us from thence; that we may live וְנִחְיֶה wĕniḥyê חָיָה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common plural · with and
- and not die וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and נָמוּת nāmût מוּת Verb · qal imperfect, first person common plural
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