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Genesis 41:57

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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.

And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
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BSB
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
KJV
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
WEB
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
ASV
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.
DARBY
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy [grain], because the famine was grievous on the whole earth.
BLB
And all the earth came to Egypt to buy, to Joseph, because the famine was strong in all the earth.
ÅB
Og fra alle landene kom de til Josef i Egypt for å kjøpe korn; for hungersnøden var hård i alle landene.
[^1]: Nilen.
[^2]: bøy kne!.
[^3]: måskje: Verdens frelser.
[^4]: en som får folk til å glemme.
[^5]: dobbelt frukt.
OTB
Og folk fra hele verden kom til Egypt for å kjøpe korn fra Josef, fordi hungersnøden var alvorlig overalt.
B1930
Og fra alle landene kom de til Josef i Egypten for å kjøpe korn; for hungersnøden var hård i alle landene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 41:56

    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.

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  • Genesis 41:54

    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.

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  • Genesis 42:1

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

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  • Genesis 42:5

    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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  • Deuteronomy 9:28

    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 wilderness.’

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  • Genesis 50:20

    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.

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  • Psalms 105:16–17

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

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