Genesis 42 · Verse 5

Genesis 42:5

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:5, King James Version

Genesis 42:5 in other translations

BSBSo the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
WEBThe sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
ASVAnd the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,
DARBYSo the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
BBEAnd the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
WebsterAnd the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

What does Genesis 42:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. the famine was in the land of Canaan--The tropical rains, which annually falling swell the Nile, are those of Palestine also; and their failure would produce the same disastrous effects in Canaan as in Egypt. Numerous caravans of its people, therefore, poured over the sandy desert of Suez, with their beasts of burden, for the purchase of corn; and among others, "the sons of Israel" were compelled to undertake a journey from which painful associations made them strongly averse.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:1-6

Jacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied. Shall others get food for their souls, and shall we starve while it is to be had? Having discovered where help is to be had, we should apply for it without delay, without shrinking from labour, or grudging expense, especially as regards our never-dying souls. There is provision in Christ; but we…

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Genesis 42:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.Borto buy grainH7666
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
הַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'Imthose comingH935
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961
הָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'Avthe famineH7458
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
כְּנָֽעַן\׃ke.Na.'anCanaanH3667

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 42:5

  • Genesis 41:57

    And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

  • Genesis 12:10

    And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

  • Acts 7:11

    Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  • Genesis 26:1

    And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

  • Acts 11:28

    And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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12:10; 26:1; 41:57; Ac 7:11; 11:28

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Context

  • Genesis 42:4

    But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

  • Genesis 42:5

    And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • Genesis 42:6

    And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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Genesis 42:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vinieron los hijos de Israel á comprar entre los que venían: porque había hambre en la tierra de Canaán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Israël allèrent pour acheter du blé, parmi ceux qui allaient; car la famine était dans le pays de Canaan.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so kamen die Söhne Israels unter den Ankommenden, um Getreide zu kaufen; denn die Hungersnot war im Lande Kanaan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ingressi sunt terram Ægypti cum aliis qui pergebant ad emendum. Erat autem fames in terra Chanaan.