Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. New Living Translation And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world. English Standard Version Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. Berean Standard Bible And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. King James Bible And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. New King James Version So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands. New American Standard Bible Then the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth. NASB 1995 The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth. NASB 1977 And the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth. Legacy Standard Bible Now all the earth also came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe in all the earth. Amplified Bible And [the people of] all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the [known] earth. Christian Standard Bible Every land came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land. Holman Christian Standard Bible Every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land. American Standard Version And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth. Contemporary English Version People from all over the world came to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in their countries. English Revised Version And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation The whole world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, since the famine was so severe all over the world. Good News Translation People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. International Standard Version In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world. Majority Standard Bible And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. NET Bible People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth. New Heart English Bible And all the countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth. Webster's Bible Translation And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was distressing in all lands. World English Bible All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand all the earth has come to Egypt, to buy, to Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth. Young's Literal Translation and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth. Smith's Literal Translation And all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy, for the famine was strong in all the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution. New American Bible Indeed, the whole world came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for famine had gripped the whole world. New Revised Standard Version Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. And the people from all lands came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain; because the famine was severe in all lands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And all the Earth came to Egypt to buy from Yoseph, because the famine was severe in all the land of Egypt. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Famine Begins…56When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. Cross References Genesis 42:1-3 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?” / “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” / So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. Genesis 47:13-15 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. / Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. / When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!” Acts 7:11-12 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. Psalm 105:16-17 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. / He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. Genesis 26:1 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar. Genesis 43:1-2 Now the famine was still severe in the land. / So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” Genesis 45:5-7 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. / For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Exodus 9:32 but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.) 1 Kings 17:1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” 2 Kings 8:1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. Nehemiah 5:3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” Isaiah 23:3 On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. Treasury of Scripture And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. all countries. Genesis 42:1,5 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? … Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Deuteronomy 9:28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. in all lands. Genesis 41:54,56 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread… Jump to Previous Buy Corn Countries Distressing Earth Egypt Famine Grain Great Grievous Joseph Lands Moreover Need Severe Sore Whole WorldJump to Next Buy Corn Countries Distressing Earth Egypt Famine Grain Great Grievous Joseph Lands Moreover Need Severe Sore Whole WorldGenesis 41 1. Pharaoh has two dreams.9. Joseph interprets them. 33. He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married. 46. The seven years of plenty. 50. He begets children. 53. The famine begins. And every nation This phrase indicates the widespread impact of the famine, affecting not just Egypt but surrounding regions. The Hebrew word for "nation" is "goy," which often refers to Gentile nations or peoples outside of Israel. This highlights the universal nature of the crisis and sets the stage for Joseph's role as a savior figure, prefiguring Christ's universal offer of salvation. came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe over all the earth Hebrew And everyוְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every nation הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land came בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites in Egypt מִצְרַ֔יְמָה (miṣ·ray·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa to buy grain, לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר (liš·bōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7666: To deal in grain because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger was severe חָזַ֥ק (ḥā·zaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer over all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the earth. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 41:57 NIVGenesis 41:57 NLT Genesis 41:57 ESV Genesis 41:57 NASB Genesis 41:57 KJV Genesis 41:57 BibleApps.com Genesis 41:57 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:57 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:57 French Bible Genesis 41:57 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 41:57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph (Gen. 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