Genesis 41:56 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 41:56 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 →
וְהָרָעָ֣ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
הָיָ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
יוֹסֵ֜ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּהֶם֙
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר
shâbar
H7666
to buy grain
לְמִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
הָֽרָעָ֖ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the famine was over all the face of the land, so Joseph opened all that in them and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).