Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land,
New American Standard Bible
and after them
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
After them, seven years of famine will take place, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will devastate the land.
International Standard Version
but after them seven years of famine are ahead, during which all of the abundance will be forgotten throughout the land of Egypt. The famine will ravage the land so severely that
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
but afterward seven years of famine and hunger will come, and [there will be such desperate need that] all the great abundance [of the previous years] will be forgotten in the land of Egypt [as if it never happened], and famine and destitution will ravage and destroy the land.
Bible in Basic English
And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;
Darby Translation
And there will arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will waste away the land.
Julia Smith Translation
And seven years of famine arose after them, and all the plenty was forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine consumed the land.
King James 2000
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;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will consume the land.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there shall arise after them seven years of hunger. So that all the plenteousness shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt. And the hunger shall consume the land:
NET Bible
But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.
New Heart English Bible
There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
The Emphasized Bible
Then shall arise seven years of famine, after them, so shall be forgotten all the plenty in the land of Egypt, - and the famine shall consume the land;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Dream » Instances of » Interpreted by joseph
Dream » Instances of » Pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams
Egypt » Sometimes visited by famine
Government » Paternal functions of
Joseph » Summary of his life » Unspoiled by sudden prosperity
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is an interpreter of dreams » Of pharaoh
Kine (bovine) » Pharaoh's dream of
Oxen » Kine illustrative » (lean,) of years of scarcity
Promotion » Instances of » Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
Servant » Instances of good » Joseph
Seven » Years » A famine lasted in egypt for
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Sheba`
Shaneh (in pl. only),
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 41:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
29 'Lo, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt, 30 and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land, 31 and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it is very grievous.
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Cross References
Genesis 41:54
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;
Genesis 47:13
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;
Psalm 105:16
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
Genesis 41:21
and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance is bad as at the commencement; and I awake.
Genesis 41:27
and the seven thin and bad kine which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine;
Genesis 41:51
and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'
Genesis 41:56
And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all places which have corn in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
2 Samuel 24:13
And Gad cometh in unto David, and declareth to him, and saith to him, 'Do seven years of famine come in to thee in thy land? or three months art thou fleeing before thine adversary -- and he pursuing thee? or are three days' pestilence in thy land? now, know and see what word I take back to Him sending me.'
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'
2 Kings 8:1
And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, 'Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'
Proverbs 31:7
He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
Isaiah 65:16
So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, Doth bless himself In the God of faithfulness, And he who is swearing in the earth, Doth swear by the God of faithfulness, Because the former distresses have been forgotten, And because they have been hid from Mine eyes.
Luke 4:25
and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,
James 5:17
Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;