Genesis 43:1
What does Genesis 43:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 43:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the famine was sore in the land.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the famine was sore in the land.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the famine was sore in the land.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now the land was in bitter need of food.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the famine <FI>is<Fi> severe in the land;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the famine was grievous in the land.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:13
And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
- Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 41:54
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.
- Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.
- Genesis 12:10
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
- Ecclesiastes 9:1
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
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