Joseph Deals with the Famine
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American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
[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.
Contemporary English Version
The famine was bad everywhere in Egypt and Canaan, and the people were suffering terribly.
Darby English Version
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very grievous; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine.
Good News Bible
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere, and the people of Egypt and Canaan became weak with hunger.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
New International Version
There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.
New King James Version
Now 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 languished because of the famine.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now no one could find food in all the land, because the famine had become very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
Revised Standard Version
Now there was no food in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
Young's Literal Translation
And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine `is' very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine;
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