Genesis 41:57 “And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the fam…”

Genesis 41:57

And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

American Standard Version

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And all countries came to Egypt to bye corne of Ioseph, because the famine was sore in all landes.

Darby Translation

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy [grain], because the famine was grievous on the whole earth.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.

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Cross references

“all countries”

Genesis 42:1 Genesis 42:5 Genesis 50:20 Deuteronomy 9:28 Psalm 105:16 Psalm 105:17

Genesis 42:1 · BSB

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

Genesis 42:5 · BSB

So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 50:20 · BSB

As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

Deuteronomy 9:28 · BSB

Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the…

Psalm 105:16 · BSB

He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

Psalm 105:17 · BSB

He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

“in all lands”

Genesis 41:54 Genesis 41:56

Genesis 41:54 · BSB

the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:56 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

56When 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.

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