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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Behold behold Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֣ה hin·neh
Behold I have heard attentively Verb H8085 שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי sha·ma'·ti,
that there is there are sub H3426 יֶשׁ־ yesh-
corn corn Noun H7668 שֶׁ֖בֶר she·ver
in Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם be·mitz·ra·yim;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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get you down descend Verb H3381 רְדוּ־ re·du-
there in it Adverb H8033 שָׁ֙מָּה֙ sham·mah
thither and buy buy Verb H7666 וְשִׁבְרוּ־ ve·shiv·ru-
place in it Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֔ם mi·sham,
for us from thence that we may live keep leave Verb H2421 וְנִחְיֶ֖ה ve·nich·yeh
and not die crying Verb H4191 נָמֽוּת׃ na·mut.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English And he He said, Behold, "Behold, I have heard that there is corn grain in Egypt: get you Egypt; go down thither, there and buy some for us from thence; that place, so that we may live, live and not die."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he He said, Behold, "Behold, I have heard that there is corn grain in Egypt: get you Egypt; go down thither, there and buy some for us from thence; that place, so that we may live, live and not die."