Parallel Verses

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.

The Emphasized Bible

But 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 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 When they finished eating the grain they brought from Egypt, Israel said to his sons: Go back and buy us a little more food.

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

There was a famine in the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while, because the famine was severe.

Genesis 18:13

Jehovah said to Abraham: Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?'

Genesis 41:54-57

The seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt.

Genesis 42:5

Israel's sons left with the others who were going to buy grain. This is because there was also famine in Canaan.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

I considered all this in my heart and declared that the righteous and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows if love or hatred awaits him in the future.

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin is heated like an oven because of our burning heat from the need of food.

Acts 7:11-13

A famine and great suffering came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan. Our fathers found no food.

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