Genesis 41:55

When all of Egypt was hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, and he told everyone, “Go and see Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

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In The King James Version

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

In Context

54and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other countries but the whole of Egypt had food.

56The famine had spread all over the country so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was very bad in Egypt,

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Cross References

Genesis 41:40you will be in charge of all my affairs, and all my people will obey your orders. Only I with my status as king will be greater than you.”

2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel was walking by on the city wall, a woman called out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

Jeremiah 14:1This is a message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought:

Matthew 3:17A voice from heaven said, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me.”

John 1:14The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.

Colossians 1:19God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:47-57

The Famine in Egypt and Canaan. ( b. c. 1706.) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered… Read the whole commentary →

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