The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
Genesis 47:13 - Y'all Version Bible There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted because of the famine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [In the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan hung in doubt and wavered by reason of the hunger (destitution, starvation) of the famine. American Standard Version (1901) And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. Common English Bible There was no food in the land because the famine was so severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan dried up from the famine. Catholic Public Domain Version For in the whole world there was a lack of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, most of all Egypt and Canaan, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land: more especially of Egypt and Chanaan. |
The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.”
Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has the mouth of YHWH has spoken can declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could not find food.