Genesis 41:57

NETBible

People from every country 1  came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

NIV ©

And all the countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the world.

NASB ©

The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

NLT ©

And people from surrounding lands also came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

MSG ©

Soon the whole world was coming to buy supplies from Joseph. The famine was bad all over.

BBE ©

And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.

NRSV ©

Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.

NKJV ©

So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain , because the famine was severe in all lands.

KJV
And all countries
<0776>
came
<0935> (8804)
into Egypt
<04714>
to Joseph
<03130>
for to buy
<07666> (8800)
[corn]; because that the famine
<07458>
was [so] sore
<02388> (8804)
in all lands
<0776>_.
NASB ©
The people of
all
<3605>
the earth
<776>
came
<935>
to Egypt
<4714>
to buy
<7666>
grain
<7666>
from Joseph
<3130>
, because
<3588>
the famine
<7458>
was severe
<2388>
in all
<3605>
the earth
<776>
.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
pasai
<3956> 
A-NPF
ai
<3588> 
T-NPF
cwrai
<5561> 
N-NPF
hlyon
<2064> 
V-AAI-3P
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
aigupton
<125> 
N-ASF
agorazein
<59> 
V-PAN
prov
<4314> 
PREP
iwshf
<2501> 
N-PRI
epekrathsen {V-AAI-3S} gar
<1063> 
PRT
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
limov
<3042> 
N-NSM
en
<1722> 
PREP
pash
<3956> 
A-DSF
th
<3588> 
T-DSF
gh
<1065> 
N-DSF
NET [draft] ITL
People from every
<03605>
country
<0776>
came
<0935>
to
<0413>
Joseph
<03130>
in Egypt
<04714>
to buy
<07666>
grain because
<03588>
the famine
<07458>
was severe
<02388>
throughout
<03605>
the earth
<0776>
.
HEBREW
Urah
<0776>
lkb
<03605>
berh
<07458>
qzx
<02388>
yk
<03588>
Powy
<03130>
la
<0413>
rbsl
<07666>
hmyrum
<04714>
wab
<0935>
Urah
<0776>
lkw (41:57)
<03605>
NETBible

People from every country 1  came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “all the earth,” which refers here (by metonymy) to the people of the earth. Note that the following verb is plural in form, indicating that the inhabitants of the earth are in view.