Genesis

Genesis 42:1–2

¹When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

²“Look,” he added, “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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
learned	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there was	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
grain	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7668 corn, grain
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
he	יַעֲקֹב֙	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to his sons	לְבָנָ֔יו	lə·ḇā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Why	לָ֖מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you staring at one another	תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃	tiṯ·rā·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he added	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have heard	שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
grain	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7668 corn, grain
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Go down	רְדוּ־	rə·ḏū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
there	שָׁ֙מָּה֙	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
and buy	וְשִׁבְרוּ־	wə·šiḇ·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7666 buy grain
some for us	לָ֣נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
so that we may live	וְנִחְיֶ֖ה	wə·niḥ·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H2421 live
and not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	נָמֽוּת׃	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

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Genesis 42:1 Acts 7:12 · Joshua 7:10

Genesis 42:2 Genesis 43:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.