1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?” 2 “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” 3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Genesis 42:1–3
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Genesis 43:1–3
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