Genesis 41:54
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.
Genesis 41:54 in other translations
| BSB | the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt. |
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| WEB | The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. |
| ASV | And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. |
| YLT | and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread; |
| DARBY | and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. |
| BBE | Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Genesis 41:54 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:53-56
53-56. The seven years of plenteousness ... ended--Over and above the proportion purchased for the government during the years of plenty, the people could still have husbanded much for future use. But improvident as men commonly are in the time of prosperity, they found themselves in want, and would have starved by thousands had not Joseph anticipated and provided for the protracted calamity.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 41:46-57
In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and were ended. We ought to look forward to the end of the days, both of our prosperity and of our opportunity. We must not be secure in prosperity, nor slothful in making good use of opportunity. Years of…
Genesis 41:54 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:54
- Acts 7:11
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- Psalms 105:16
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
- Genesis 45:11
And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
- Genesis 41:30
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
- Genesis 41:6-7
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
- Genesis 41:27
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
- Genesis 42:5-6
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
- Genesis 42:2
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
- Genesis 41:3-4
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
- Genesis 43:1
And the famine was sore in the land.
- Genesis 47:13
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.
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Context
- Genesis 41:53
And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
- Genesis 41:54
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.
- Genesis 41:55
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.
Genesis 41:54 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y comenzaron á venir los siete años del hambre, como José había dicho: y hubo hambre en todos los países, mas en toda la tierra de Egipto había pan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les sept années de la famine commencèrent à venir, comme Joseph avait dit. Et il y eut famine dans tous les pays; mais dans tout le pays d’Égypte il y avait du pain. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die sieben Jahre der Hungersnot begannen zu kommen, so wie Joseph gesagt hatte. Und es war Hungersnot in allen Ländern, aber im ganzen Lande Ägypten war Brot. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ, quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat. |