Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Now the famine was severe in the land.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the famine was sore in the land.
Holman Bible
Now the famine in the land was severe.
International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.
A Conservative Version
And the famine was severe in the land.
American Standard Version
And the famine was sore in the land.
Amplified
Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].
Bible in Basic English
Now the land was in bitter need of food.
Darby Translation
And the famine was grievous in the land.
Julia Smith Translation
And the famine was heavy upon the earth.
King James 2000
And the famine was severe in the land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the famine in the land [was] severe.
Modern King James verseion
And the famine was severe in the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the dearth waxed sore in the land.
New Heart English Bible
The famine was severe in the land.
The Emphasized Bible
But the famine, was severe in the land.
Webster
And the famine was severe in the land.
World English Bible
The famine was severe in the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the famine is severe in the land;
Themes
jacob » Sends to egypt to buy corn (grain)
Judah » Son of jacob » Goes down into egypt for corn (grain)
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 43:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph's Brothers Return To Egypt
1 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Return, buy us a little more food."
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 12:10
There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.
Genesis 18:13
The Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child when I am old?'
Genesis 41:54-57
Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.
Genesis 42:5
So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.
Acts 7:11-13
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.