Genesis 45:6

This country has not grown any food for 2 years and no food will grow for another 5 years.

Barkly (portions)

In The King James Version

For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

In Context

5But do not be frightened or angry at yourselves for selling me, God sent me here to save the lives of a lot of people.

7God sent me here to make a way for your families to stay alive.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:35Then the leaders have to take those bags of seeds and put them into big government sheds in every town. And put soldiers around those sheds.

Genesis 41:56When all the Egyptians were hungry and the bad years got worse, Joseph opened the government sheds and sold the food to the Egyptians.

Genesis 47:23At the end of the bad years, Joseph said to the Egyptian farmers, “You and all your land belongs to the king, and so I will give you seeds so that you can grow plants for food.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 45:2-16

Joseph Discovers Himself to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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