KJV King James Version
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
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Genesis 41:56
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
WEB World English Bible
The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
ASV American Standard Version
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all places which have corn in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
Surrounding context — Genesis 41
53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands.
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וְהָרָעָ֣בH7458 · ra.avfamineהָיָ֔הH1961 · ha.yahto beעַ֖לH5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיִּפְתַּ֨חH6605 · pa.tachto openיוֹסֵ֜ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רH7666 · sha.varto buy grainלְמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenהָֽרָעָ֖בH7458 · ra.avfamineבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt
Cross-references
Genesis 42:6And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.Genesis 47:14-24And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.Luke 21:35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;Zechariah 5:3Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it.Isaiah 23:17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
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