Genesis 47:13

But, bread, was there none in all the land,—for the famine was, very severe,—so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

12And Joseph nourished his father and his brethren, and all his father’s house,—with bread, according to the need of their little ones.

14So Joseph gathered up all the silver that was found in the land of Egypt. and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which, they, were buying,—and Joseph brought the silver into the house of Pharaoh.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:30Then shall arise seven years of famine, after them, so shall be forgotten all the plenty in the land of Egypt,—and the famine shall consume the land;

1 Kings 18:5So then Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go, and let us pass throughout the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the ravines, peradventure we may find grass, and save alive horse and mule, and not have more of the beasts cut off.

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

Lamentations 4:9Better are the slain of the sword, than the slain of the famine,—for, these, pine away, stricken through, wanting the produce of the field.

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 47:2-13

Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They… Read the whole commentary →

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