Parallel GEN 42:2

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OEB I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt; go down there and buy for us, so that we may live and not die.’

WEBBE He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He then said, “Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”

LSV He also says, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt, go down there, and buy for us from there, and we live and do not die”;

FBV I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're going to die!”

T4T He said to them, “Someone told me that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, in order that we will not die!”

LEB 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.”

BBE And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.

YLT he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: go down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

KJB-1769 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.
   (And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither/there, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. )

KJB-1611 And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he said: behold, I haue hearde that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thyther, and bye vs corne from thence, that we may liue, and not dye.
   (And he said: behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither/there, and bye us corn from thence, that we may live, and not die.)

Gnva And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, and bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.
   (And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you down thither/there, and buy us foode thence, that we may live and not die. )

Cvdl Beholde, I heare that there is moch corne in Egipte, go downe & bye vs corne, yt we maie lyue, & not dye.
   (Behold, I hear that there is much corn in Egypt, go down and bye us corn, it we may live, and not die.)

Wycl Y herde that wheete is seeld in Egipt, go ye doun, and bie ye necessaries to vs, that we moun lyue, and be not wastid bi nedynesse.
   (I heard that wheat is seeld in Egypt, go ye/you_all doun, and buy ye/you_all necessaries to us, that we moun live, and be not wastid by nedynesse.)

Luth Siehe, ich höre, es sei in Ägypten Getreide feil; ziehet hinab und kaufet uns Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben.
   (See, I listen, it be in Egypt grain feil; ziehet down and kaufet us/to_us/ourselves Getreide, that we/us life and not die.)

ClVg audivi quod triticum venundetur in Ægypto: descendite, et emite nobis necessaria, ut possimus vivere, et non consumamur inopia.
   (audivi that triticum venundetur in Ægypto: descendite, and emite us necessaria, as possimus vivere, and not/no consumamur inopia. )