Parallel Verses
Amplified
Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].
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.
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.
NET Bible
Now the famine was severe 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 very severe in the land [of Canaan]. 2 And it happened that when the families of Jacob’s sons had finished eating [all of] the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 12:10
Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh [to herself], saying, ‘Shall I really give birth [to a child] when I am so old?’
Genesis 41:54-57
the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).
Genesis 42:5
So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
For I have taken all this to heart, exploring and examining it all, how the righteous (those in right standing with God) and the wise and their deeds are in the hands of God. No man knows whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as [the heat of] an oven
Because of the burning heat of [the fever of] famine.
Acts 7:11-13
“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock].