Genesis 42:1-5

GOD’S WORD Translation

Jacob [Israel] Sends Ten Sons to Egypt

42 When Jacob found out that grain was for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at each other? ² I’ve heard there’s grain for sale in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so that we won’t starve to death.”

³ Ten of Joseph’s brothers went to buy grain in Egypt. ⁴ Jacob wouldn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him. ⁵ Israel’s sons left with the others who were going to buy grain, because there was also famine in Canaan.