The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Acts 7:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then there came a famine over all of Egypt and Canaan, with great distress, and our forefathers could find no fodder [for the cattle] or vegetable sustenance [for their households]. [Gen. 41:54, 55; 42:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. Common English Bible A famine came upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great hardship came with it. Our ancestors had nothing to eat. Catholic Public Domain Version Then a famine occurred in all of Egypt and Canaan, and a great tribulation. And our fathers did not find food. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers found no food. |
The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.’ ”
And they said to Pharaoh, ‘We have come to stay in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.’