Genesis 43:1

But the famine, was severe in the land.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the famine was sore in the land.

In Context

2So it came to pass when they had made an end of eating the corn which they had brought in out of Egypt, that their father said unto them,—Return buy for us a little food.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:10And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land,—so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.

Genesis 41:54and 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.

Genesis 41:57All the earth also, came in to Egypt to buy corn, unto Joseph,—because the famine had laid fast hold on all the earth.

Ecclesiastes 9:1For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God,—neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him.

Acts 7:11And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:1

Here the story of Joseph's brethren is carried on, and very particularly related. I. Their melancholy parting with their father Jacob in Canaan, ver. 1-14 . II. Their pleasant meeting with Joseph in Egypt, ver. 15 , &c. For on this occasion nothing occurs there but what is agreeable and pleasant. Read the whole commentary →

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