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Genesis 47:13 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    Now there was no bread in all the earth, because the famine very heavy, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were languishing because of the famine.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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