[The people of] allthe earthcameto Egyptto buygrainfrom Joseph,becausethe faminewas severein allthe earth.
Now there was a faminein the land;so Abramwentdownto Egyptto sojournthere,for the faminewas severein the land.
and the sevenyearsof faminebeganto come,justas Josephhad said,then there was faminein allthe lands,but in allthe landof Egyptthere was bread.
When the faminewas [spread] overallthe faceof the earth,then Josephopenedallthe storehouses,and soldto the Egyptians;and the faminewas severein the landof Egypt.
Now Jacobsawthat therewas grainin Egypt,and Jacobsaidto his sons,"Whyare you staringat one another?"
So the sonsof Israelcameto buygrainamongthose who were coming,for the faminewas in the landof Canaan[also].
Now Josephwas the ruleroverthe land;he was the one who soldto allthe peopleof the land.And Joseph'sbrotherscameand boweddownto him with [their] facesto the ground.
Now the faminewas severein the land.
Josephgatheredallthe moneythat was foundin the landof Egyptand in the landof Canaanfor the grainwhichthey bought,and Josephbroughtthe moneyinto Pharaoh'shouse.
"As for you, you meantevilagainstme, [but] Godmeantit for goodin orderto bringaboutthispresentresult, to preservemanypeoplealive.
Otherwisethe landfrom whichYou broughtus may say,"Becausethe LORDwas not ableto bringthem into the landwhichHe had promisedthem and becauseHe hatedthem He has broughtthem out to slaythem in the wilderness."
