Genesis 41:57
New International Version
And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

New Living Translation
And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

English Standard Version
Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

Berean Standard Bible
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

King James Bible
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

New King James Version
So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

New American Standard Bible
Then the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

NASB 1995
The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

NASB 1977
And the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now all the earth also came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Amplified Bible
And [the people of] all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the [known] earth.

Christian Standard Bible
Every land came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

American Standard Version
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And all the Earth came to Egypt to buy from Yoseph, because the famine was severe in all the land of Egypt.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.

Contemporary English Version
People from all over the world came to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in their countries.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.

English Revised Version
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The whole world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, since the famine was so severe all over the world.

Good News Translation
People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

International Standard Version
In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.

Literal Standard Version
and all the earth has come to Egypt, to buy, to Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.

Majority Standard Bible
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

New American Bible
Indeed, the whole world came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for famine had gripped the whole world.

NET Bible
People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

New Revised Standard Version
Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.

New Heart English Bible
And all the countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was distressing in all lands.

World English Bible
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Famine Begins
56When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

Cross References
Genesis 12:10
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

Genesis 41:56
When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 42:5
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 43:1
Now the famine was still severe in the land.


Treasury of Scripture

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

all countries.

Genesis 42:1,5
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? …

Genesis 50:20
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

in all lands.

Genesis 41:54,56
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread…

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Genesis 41
1. Pharaoh has two dreams.
9. Joseph interprets them.
33. He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married.
46. The seven years of plenty.
50. He begets children.
53. The famine begins.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

nation
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

came
בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Joseph
יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

in Egypt
מִצְרַ֔יְמָה (miṣ·ray·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

to buy grain,
לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר (liš·bōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7666: To deal in grain

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the famine
הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger

was severe
חָזַ֥ק (ḥā·zaq)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

over all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the earth.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land


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