During this time, the land was very dry. There was no rain, and no food was able to grow. So Abram went down to Egypt to live.
Genesis 41:56 - Easy To Read Version There was famine [241] everywhere, so Joseph gave the people grain from the warehouses. Joseph sold the stored grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was bad in Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the famine was over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians; for the famine grew extremely distressing in the land of Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt. Common English Bible The famine covered every part of the land, and Joseph opened all of the granaries and sold grain to the Egyptians. In the land of Egypt, the famine became more and more severe. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also. |
During this time, the land was very dry. There was no rain, and no food was able to grow. So Abram went down to Egypt to live.
But then there will be seven years of hunger. People in Egypt will forget how much food there had been in the past. This famine [237] will ruin the country.
In this way, these men will collect lots of food during the seven good years and store it in the cities until it is needed. In this way, Pharaoh, this food will be under your control.
The time of hunger began, and the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to the Egyptian people, “Go ask Joseph what to do.”
But the famine was bad everywhere! So people from the countries around Egypt had to come to Egypt to buy grain.
Joseph was the governor of Egypt at the time. And Joseph was the man who checked the sale of grain to people who came to Egypt. So, Joseph’s brothers came to him and bowed before him.
After 70 years, the Lord will review Tyre’s case, and he will give her a decision. Tyre will again have trade. Tyre will be like a prostitute {\cf2\super [231]} for all the nations on earth.
Then the angel told me, “There is a curse written on that scroll. On one side of the scroll, there is a curse about people that steal. On the other side of the scroll is a curse about people that lie when they make promises.
God began by making one man (Adam). From him God made all the different people. God made them to live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.