Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

But the famine, was severe in the land.

New American Standard Bible

Now the famine was severe in the land.

King James Version

And the famine was sore in the land.

Holman Bible

Now the famine in the land was severe.

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.

A Conservative Version

And the famine was severe in the land.

American Standard Version

And the famine was sore in the land.

Amplified

Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].

Bible in Basic English

Now the land was in bitter need of food.

Darby Translation

And the famine was grievous in the land.

Julia Smith Translation

And the famine was heavy upon the earth.

King James 2000

And the famine was severe in the land.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the famine in the land [was] severe.

Modern King James verseion

And the famine was severe in the land.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the dearth waxed sore in the land.

NET Bible

Now the famine was severe in the land.

New Heart English Bible

The famine was severe in the land.

Webster

And the famine was severe in the land.

World English Bible

The famine was severe in the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the famine is severe in the land;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the famine
רעב 
Ra`ab 
Usage: 101

כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

Verse Info

Context Readings

Joseph's Brothers Return To Egypt

1 But the famine, was severe in the land. 2 So it came to pass when they had made an end of eating the corn which they had brought in out of Egypt, that their father said unto them, - Return buy for us a little food.


Cross References

Genesis 12:10

And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land, - so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.

Genesis 18:13

And Yahweh said unto Abraham, - Wherefore now did Sarah laugh saying. Can it really and truly be that I should bear, seeing that have become old?

Genesis 41:54-57

and the seven years of famine began to come in, according as Joseph had said, - and it came to pass that there was a famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt, there was bread.

Genesis 42:5

Thus came in the sons of Israel, to buy corn in the midst of them that came - for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God, - neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him.

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin, as with a furnace, is scorched, because of the hot winds of famine.

Acts 7:11-13

And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.

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