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Genesis 41:56

NETBible	While the famine was over all the earth,¹ Joseph opened the storehouses² and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 41:56	When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 41:56	When the famine was spread over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 41:56	So with severe famine everywhere in the land, Joseph opened up the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 41:56	As the famine got worse all over the country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold emergency supplies to the Egyptians. The famine was very bad.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 41:56	And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 41:56	And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 41:56	The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
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KJV	And the famine <07458> was over all the face <06440> of the earth <0776>_: And Joseph <03130> opened <06605> (8799) all the storehouses, and sold <07666> (8799) unto the Egyptians <04714>_; and the famine <07458> waxed sore <02388> (8799) in the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>_. {all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 41:56	When the famine <07458> was spread over <05921> all <03605> the face <06440> of the earth <0776> , then Joseph <03130> opened <06605> all <03605> the storehouses <0834> , and sold <07666> to the Egyptians <04714> ; and the famine <07458> was severe <02388> in the land <0776> of Egypt <04714> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM limov <3042> N-NSM hn <1510> V-IAI-3S epi <1909> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN pashv <3956> A-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF anewxen <455> V-AAI-3S de <1161> PRT iwshf <2501> N-PRI pantav <3956> A-APM touv <3588> T-APM sitobolwnav {N-APM} kai <2532> CONJ epwlei <4453> V-IAI-3S pasi <3956> A-DPM toiv <3588> T-DPM aiguptioiv <124> N-DPM
NET [draft] ITL	While the famine <07458> was <01961> over <05921> all <03605> the earth <0776> , Joseph <03130> opened <06605> the storehouses <0834> and sold <07666> grain to the Egyptians <04713> . The famine <07458> was severe <02388> throughout the land <0776> of Egypt <04714> .
HEBREW	Myrum <04714> Urab <0776> berh <07458> qzxyw <02388> Myruml <04713> rbsyw <07666> Mhb <0> rsa <0834> lk <03605> ta <0853> Powy <03130> xtpyw <06605> Urah <0776> ynp <06440> lk <03605> le <05921> hyh <01961> berhw (41:56) <07458>

NETBible

While the famine was over all the earth,¹ Joseph opened the storehouses² and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “over the entire land”; Heb “over all the face of the earth.” The disjunctive clause is circumstantial-temporal to the next clause.

²tc The MT reads “he opened all that was in [or “among”] them.” The translation follows the reading of the LXX and Syriac versions.