Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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.

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 the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold [food] to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.



Cross References

Genesis 41:54

And the seven years of famine began to come as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all of the countries, but in the land of Egypt there was food.

Genesis 41:56

And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold [food] to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 42:5

Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those [other people] who went [as well], for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:1

When Jacob realized that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"

Genesis 50:20

As for you, you planned evil against me, [but] God planned it for good, in order to do this--to keep many people alive--as [it is] today.

Deuteronomy 9:28

lest [the people of] the land from which you brought us out from there say, "Because Yahweh was not able to bring them to the land that he {promised} to them and because of his hatred [toward] them, he has brought them out to kill them in the desert."

Psalm 105:16-17

Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every {supply} of bread.

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