Genesis 42:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,

English ASV

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

English Amplified

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for there was hunger and general lack of food in the land of Canaan.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for there was hunger and general lack of food in the land of Canaan.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

So the sons of Israel came to buy [grain] among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English EASY 2024

Jacob's sons went to Egypt, together with other people who went there to buy food. They all went to Egypt because there was a bad famine in Canaan.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The famine was very bad in Canaan, so there were many people from Canaan who went to Egypt to buy grain. Among them were the sons of Israel.

Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The sons of Jacob came with others to buy grain, because there was famine in the land of Canaan.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So Jacob's sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine had reached Canaan as well.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Thus the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Thus, since there was famine in the land of Canaan also, the sons of Israel were among those who came to procure rations.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Israel's sons were among the people who went to buy grain. There wasn't enough food in the land of Canaan.

English NIV

So Israel's sons were among those who went to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.

English NKJ 1982

And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English NLT

So Jacob's sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine had reached Canaan as well.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So Israel’s sons were among those who went to Egypt to buy grain, for the famine in the land of Canaan was severe.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So it was that Israel's sons arrived in Egypt along with many others from many lands to buy food, for the famine was as severe in Canaan as it was everywhere else.

English Tyndale 1537

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among other that came, for there was dearth also in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:5 — Compare Translations