Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

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.

Holman Bible

Every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

International Standard Version

In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.

A Conservative Version

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe on 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.

Amplified

And [the people of] all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the [known] 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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy, for the famine was strong in all the earth.

King James 2000

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain; because that the famine was so severe in all lands.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And all countries came to Egypt, to Joseph, for to buy corn: because that the hunger was so sore in all lands.

NET Bible

People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

All the earth also, came in to Egypt to buy corn, unto Joseph, - because the famine had laid fast hold on an the earth.

Webster

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was distressing 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

to Joseph
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

for to buy
שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 21

רעב 
Ra`ab 
Usage: 101

References

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph In Charge Of Egypt

56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth. Then Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold unto the Egyptians; for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.



Cross References

Genesis 41:54

And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said; and the famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 41:56

And the famine was over all the face of the earth. Then Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold unto the Egyptians; for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 42:5

And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:1

Now when Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why are ye looking upon one another?

Genesis 50:20

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.

Deuteronomy 9:28

lest those of the land from which thou didst bring us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them or because he hated them, he has brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

Psalm 105:16-17

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

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