5 So Israel's sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
5 So Israel's sons joined everyone else that was going to Egypt to buy food, for Canaan, too, was hit hard by the famine.
5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
5 So Jacob's sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 42:5
Commentary on Genesis 42:1-6
(Read Genesis 42:1-6)
Jacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied. Shall others get food for their souls, and shall we starve while it is to be had? Having discovered where help is to be had, we should apply for it without delay, without shrinking from labour, or grudging expense, especially as regards our never-dying souls. There is provision in Christ; but we must come to him, and seek it from him.