Genesis 42:5
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And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
In other translations
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לִשְׁבֹּרlishborto buy grainH7666בְּתוֹךְbetokhin amongH8432הַבָּאִיםhaba'imthose comingH935כִּי־ki-forH3588הָיָהhayahit wasH1961הָרָעָבhara'avthe famineH7458בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776כְּנָעַן׃kena'anCanaanH3667
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
- Genesis 41:57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
- Acts 7:11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
- Genesis 26:1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Acts 11:28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
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