Genesis 43:1
Now the famine was still severe in the land.
2 So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
3 But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
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
- Now the famine was still severe in the land.
- KJV
- And the famine was sore in the land.
- WEB
- The famine was severe in the land.
- ASV
- And the famine was sore in the land.
- DARBY
- And the famine was grievous in the land.
- BLB
- And the famine [was] severe in the land.
- ÅB
- Og da de hadde brukt opp det korn de hadde hentet fra Egypt, sa deres far til dem: Dra avsted nok en gang og kjøp oss litt korn!
- OTB
- Hungersnøden fortsatte å være alvorlig i landet.
- B1930
- Og da de hadde brukt op det korn de hadde hentet fra Egypten, sa deres far til dem: Dra atter avsted og kjøp oss litt korn!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 12:10
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
Read in contextGenesis 41:54–57
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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:1–2
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
Read in contextActs 7:11–13
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Read in contextLamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
Read in contextGenesis 18:13
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
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