Genesis 41:54 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 41:54 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה
châlal
H2490
to profane
שֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
שְׁנֵ֤י
shâneh
H8141
year
הָרָעָב֙
râʻâb
H7458
famine
לָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹסֵ֑ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רָעָב֙
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת
ʼerets
H776
land
וּבְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
הָ֥יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָֽחֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
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World English Bible Public Domain
The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the seven years of famine started to come, just as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).