Genesis 42:1

When Jacob heard ¹  there was grain in Egypt, he ²  said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?” ³ 

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When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you just keep looking at each other?"

biblegateway Gen 42:1

Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"

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When Jacob heard that there was grain available in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why are you standing around looking at one another?

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When Jacob learned that there was food in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you sit around here and look at one another?

SABDAweb Gen 42:1

Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?

bibleoremus Gen 42:1

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at one another?

biblegateway Gen 42:1

When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"

biblegateway Gen 42:1

When Jacob heard ¹  there was grain in Egypt, he ²  said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?” ³ 

¹ tn Heb “saw.”

² tn Heb “Jacob.” Here the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ sn Why are you looking at each other? The point of Jacob’s question is that his sons should be going to get grain rather than sitting around doing nothing. Jacob, as the patriarch, still makes the decisions for the whole clan.