Genesis 42:3 meaning and explanation
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Genesis 42:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob, still grieving Joseph and fearing for Benjamin, sends his ten older sons to Egypt because famine has reached Canaan. The narrator notes the number ten, since Benjamin stays behind and Joseph is presumed dead, so the family is divided in a way Jacob cannot see.
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