Psalm 105:16-18

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁶ The Lord sent a famine to the land of Canaan,
    so that his people had no food left to eat.
¹⁷ But he sent Joseph to Egypt
    before they went there to get food.^[a]
Joseph's brothers sold him as a slave.
¹⁸ In Egypt the chains on his feet hurt him.
    He had a heavy piece of iron round his neck.