Genesis 42:2
2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may mlive and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 He continued, “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.”
Genesis 42:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 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.
Genesis 42:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”
Genesis 42:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us to eat, so that we will live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 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.
Genesis 42:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 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.
Genesis 42:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 I’ve heard there’s grain for sale in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so that we won’t starve to death.”
Genesis 42:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 I have heard,” he said, “that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 Then he said, “Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 He continued, “I’ve heard there’s grain in Egypt. Go down there. Buy some for us. Then we’ll live and not die.”
Genesis 42:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die.”