Genesis 41:55

Yet was famine felt in all the land of Egypt, and the people made outcry; unto Pharaoh for bread,—and Pharaoh said to all Egypt,—Go ye unto Joseph, that which he saith to you, shall ye do.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 to come in, according as Joseph had said,—and it came to pass that there was a famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt, there was bread.

56Now, the famine, was over all the face of the land,—so Joseph opened all [places] wherein it was and sold corn to the Egyptians, and the famine laid fast hold of the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:40Thou, shalt be over my house, and on thy mouth, shall all my people kiss,—only as to the throne, will I be greater than thou.

2 Kings 6:26And so it was that, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman, made outcry unto him, saying—Save, my lord, O king!

Jeremiah 14:1So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah, concerning the matter of the drought:—

Matthew 3:17and lo! a voice out of the heavens,—saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.

John 1:14And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory,—a glory, as an Only-begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.

Colossians 1:19Because, in him, was all the fullness well pleased to dwell,

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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