Genesis 47:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 47:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 47:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 47:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Genesis 47:13 — World English Bible

Genesis 47:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. ”

Genesis 47:13 — American Standard Version

Genesis 47:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine <FI>is<Fi> very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine;”

Genesis 47:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 47:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very grievous; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine.”

Genesis 47:13 — Darby Translation

Genesis 47:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine.”

Genesis 47:13 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 47:13 in Context — Genesis 47

11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

13 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.

14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.

15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.

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What Does Genesis 47:13 Mean?

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