Genesis 41:55

Plain English Version

This is what happened in Egypt country at the time when the rain stopped coming. It got dry all over Egypt country, and the food plants everywhere stopped growing. It got really bad, and all the Egypt people started to get hungry. So they went to Pharaoh, and they said to him, “Please, please give us food.” Then Pharaoh said to all the Egypt people, “Go to Joseph, and do whatever he tells you.” So they went to Joseph, and they asked him for food. Then Joseph got his workers to go to all the towns in Egypt country and open those big sheds. There was lots of food in those sheds from the 7 good years. So Joseph’s workers started to sell that food to the Egypt people.

Cross References

Genesis 42:6

At that time, Joseph was in charge of Egypt country, and he was the one that sold food to everybody. So Joseph’s brothers came to him, and they got down on their knees and put their faces near the ground, to show him respect.

Matthew 3:17

And God talked from heaven. He said, “This is my son. I love him very much, and I’m very happy with him.”

John 2:5

But his mother went to the workers there and said, “Do whatever he tells you to do.”

Philippians 4:19

You know, God looks after me, and he will look after you too. You belong to Jesus Christ, and God will give you everything you need. He is really rich and powerful. So he can give you everything you need.

Colossians 1:19

At the time when God’s son became a man, God lived in him properly. God was happy to live in him.