Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
The sons of Israel came to buy amongst those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
The famine was severe in the land.
There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’
They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.