He then said, “Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us ¹  so that we may live ²  and not die.” ³ 

biblegateway Gen 42:2

He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."

Listen," he went on, "I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die."

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."

biblegateway Gen 42:2

He continued, "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."

And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."

bibleoremus Gen 42:2

I have heard," he said, "that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."

I hear there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy some for us to keep us alive and save us from starving to death.”

biblegateway Gen 42:2

And he said, "Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die."

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

biblegateway Gen 42:2

He then said, “Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us ¹  so that we may live ²  and not die.” ³ 

¹ tn Heb “and buy for us from there.” The word “grain,” the direct object of “buy,” has been supplied for clarity, and the words “from there” have been omitted in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Following the imperatives, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav expresses purpose of result.

³ tn The imperfect tense continues the nuance of the verb before it.