Genesis 42:1

When Jacob found out grain was available in Egypt, he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on looking at each other to do something?

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2I'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!”

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Cross References

Genesis 41:57in fact the famine was very bad everywhere, so people from other countries all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.

Exodus 5:19The Israelite supervisors realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily production of bricks.”

Joshua 7:10But the Lord replied to Joshua, “Stand up! What do you think you're doing lying on your face like that?

2 Kings 8:3When the seven years were over, she came back from the country of the Philistines and went to the king to appeal for the return of her house and lands.

Jeremiah 8:14The people say, “Why are we sitting around here? Let's get together and run to the fortified towns. We can die there, for the Lord our God is killing us by giving us poisoned water to drink, because we sinned against him.

Acts 7:12When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt he sent our forefathers down on their first visit.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:1

We had, in the foregoing chapter, the fulfilling of the dreams which Joseph had interpreted: in this and the following chapters we have the fulfilling of the dreams which Joseph himself had dreamed, that his father's family should do homage to him. The story is very largely and particularly related of what passed between Joseph and his brethren, not only because it is an entertaining story, and probably was much talked of, both among the Israelites and among the Egyptians, but because it is very instructive, and… Read the whole commentary →

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