Genesis 42:1
Forsooth Jacob heard that foods were sold in Egypt, and he said to his sons, Why be ye negligent?
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Genesis 41:57and all [the] provinces came into Egypt to buy corns, and to abate the evil of neediness. (and so the whole world came to Egypt to buy corn, or grain, for the famine was so severe.)
Exodus 5:19And the sovereigns of the children of Israel saw themselves in evil, for it was said to them, Nothing shall be decreased of tilestones by all days. (And the taskmasters of the Israelites saw themselves in an evil situation, for it was said to them, The number of bricks that ye must produce each day will not be decreased.)
Joshua 7:10And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise thou up; why liest thou low in the earth? (or why liest thou there on the ground?)
2 Kings 8:3And when (the) seven years were ended, the woman turned again from the land of Philistines (or the woman returned from the land of the Philistines); and she went out, to ask the king for her house, and [for] her fields.
Jeremiah 8:14Why sit we? come ye together, enter we into a strong city, and be we still there; for our Lord hath made us to be still, and gave to us (to) drink the water of gall; for we have sinned to the Lord (or for we have sinned against the Lord).
Acts 7:12But when Jacob had heard, that wheat was in Egypt, he sent our fathers (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 →