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Génesis 42:2

Listen to Génesis 42:2
2 Y dijo: He aquí, he oído que hay alimento en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí un poco para nosotros, para que vivamos y no muramos.

Génesis 42:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:2

And he said, behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt,
&c.] This explains what is meant by the phrase he saw, one sense being put for another: get ye down thither;
as fast as you can without delay; Egypt lay lower than Canaan, and therefore they are bid to go down, as when they went from thence to Canaan they are said to go up, ( Genesis 45:25 ) ; and buy for us from thence, that we may live, and not die;
which shows the famine was very pressing, since, unless they could buy corn from Egypt they could not live, but must die.

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Génesis 42:2 In-Context

1 Viendo Jacob que había alimento en Egipto, dijo a sus hijos: ¿Por qué os estáis mirando?
2 Y dijo: He aquí, he oído que hay alimento en Egipto; descended allá, y comprad de allí un poco para nosotros, para que vivamos y no muramos.
3 Entonces diez hermanos de José descendieron para comprar grano en Egipto.
4 Pero a Benjamín, hermano de José, Jacob no lo envió con sus hermanos, porque dijo: No sea que le suceda algo malo.
5 Y fueron los hijos de Israel con los que iban a comprar grano, pues también había hambre en la tierra de Canaán.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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