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Genesis 47:13
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KJ21
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.
ASV
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
AMP
Now [in the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished [in destitution and starvation] because of the famine.
AMPC
[In the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan hung in doubt and wavered by reason of the hunger (destitution, starvation) of the famine.
BRG
¶ 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.
CSB
But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.
CSBA
But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.
CEB
There was no food in the land because the famine was so severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan dried up from the famine.
CJB
There was no food anywhere, for the famine was very severe, so that both Egypt and Kena‘an grew weak from hunger.
CEV
The famine was bad everywhere in Egypt and Canaan, and the people were suffering terribly.
DARBY
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very grievous; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine.
DRA
For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land: more especially of Egypt and Chanaan.
ERV
The famine got worse; there was no food anywhere in the land. Egypt and Canaan became very poor because of this bad time.
EASY
But because the famine was bad, no food grew in all of Egypt. As a result, the people of Egypt and Canaan became hungry and weak.
EHV
There was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan grew weak because of the famine.
ESV
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
ESVUK
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
EXB
The ·hunger became worse [L famine was severe/intense/heavy], and since there was no food anywhere in the land, Egypt and Canaan ·became very poor [L wilted; languished].
GNV
¶ Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine.
GW
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere. Neither Egypt nor Canaan were producing crops because of the famine.
GNT
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere, and the people of Egypt and Canaan became weak with hunger.
HCSB
But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.
ICB
The hunger became worse, and there was no food anywhere in the land. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan became very poor because of this.
ISV
Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.
JUB
¶ 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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
Now there was no food in all the land because the famine was very heavy, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
LEB
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt languished, with the land of Canaan, on account of the famine.
TLB
The famine became worse and worse, so that all the land of Egypt and Canaan was starving.
MSG
The time eventually came when there was no food anywhere. The famine was very bad. Egypt and Canaan alike were devastated by the famine. Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan to pay for the distribution of food. He banked the money in Pharaoh’s palace. When the money from Egypt and Canaan had run out, the Egyptians came to Joseph. “Food! Give us food! Are you going to watch us die right in front of you? The money is all gone.”
MEV
There was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NOG
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere. Neither Egypt nor Canaan were producing crops because of the famine.
NABRE
Since there was no food in all the land because of the extreme severity of the famine, and the lands of Egypt and Canaan were languishing from hunger,
NASB
Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NASB1995
Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NCB
Now there was no bread in the whole land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.
NCV
The hunger became worse, and since there was no food anywhere in the land, Egypt and Canaan became very poor.
NET
But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.
NIRV
But there wasn’t any food in the whole area. In fact, there wasn’t enough food anywhere. The people of Egypt and Canaan lost their strength because there wasn’t enough food to go around.
NIV
There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.
NIVUK
There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.
NKJV
Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NLV
Now there was no food in the land for the time without food was very hard. So the people in the land of both Egypt and Canaan became weak because of hunger.
NLT
Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.
NRSVA
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NRSVACE
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NRSVCE
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
NRSVUE
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
OJB
And there was no lechem in kol ha’aretz; for the ra’av was very heavy, so that Eretz Mitzrayim and kol Eretz Kena’an fainted by reason of the ra’av (famine).
RGT
Now, there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was exceedingly severe, causing the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan to be famished by reason of the famine.
RSV
Now there was no food in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
RSVCE
Now there was no food in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
TLV
Now there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe. Both the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
VOICE
As time went on, the famine became more severe, and food became scarce in the lands of Egypt and Canaan. The people were starving.
WEB
There was no bread 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.
WYC
For bread (had) failed in all the world, and hunger oppressed the land, mostly of Egypt and of Canaan (most of all now in Egypt and Canaan);
YLT
And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine [is] very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine;
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