Genesis 41:54

⁵² And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

⁵³ When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

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.

⁵⁵ When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

⁵⁶ 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
ASV: And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
DARBY: and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
BLB: And the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all the lands, and in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

ÅB: begynte de syv hungersår å komme, slik som Josef hadde sagt. Da ble det hungersnød i alle landene, men i hele Egypt var det brød.
OTB: og de sju årene med hungersnød begynte, akkurat som Josef hadde forutsagt. Det var hungersnød i alle de andre landene, men i hele Egypt var det mat.
B1930: begynte de syv hungersår å komme, således som Josef hadde sagt. Da blev det hungersnød i alle landene, men i hele Egyptens land var det brød.

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Cross references

Acts 7:11
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
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Psalms 105:16
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
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Genesis 45:11
And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
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Genesis 41:30
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
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Genesis 41:6–7
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
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Genesis 41:27
Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
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Genesis 42:5–6
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 42:2
“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
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