Genesis 42:1

KJV

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

— Genesis 42:1, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 42 connects to 10 cross-references. Famine strikes Canaan, and Jacob sends ten of his sons to Egypt to buy grain; Benjamin stays home. Joseph recognizes his brothers but they do not recognize him; he accuses them of being spies and imprisons Simeon as a hostage …

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Other Translations

ASV

Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

YLT

And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

BBE

Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?

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