KJV King James Version
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 41:57
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
WEB World English Bible
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.
Surrounding context — Genesis 41
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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וְכָל־H3605 · kolallהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetבָּ֣אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeמִצְרַ֔יְמָהH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptלִשְׁבֹּ֖רH7666 · sha.varto buy grainאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יוֹסֵ֑ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָזַ֥קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenהָרָעָ֖בH7458 · ra.avfamineבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Genesis 41:56And 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.Genesis 42:1Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?Genesis 41:54And 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.Genesis 42:5And the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.Psalm 105:16-17Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.Genesis 50:20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive.Deuteronomy 9:28Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
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