"And the sevenª yearsª of dearthª beganª° to come,ª° according as¹ Josephª had said:ª° and the dearthª was¹ in all¹ lands;ª but in all¹ the landª of Egyptª there was¹ bread.ª ... And all¹ countriesª cameª° into Egyptª to¹ Josephª for to buyª° [corn]; because¹ that the famineª was [so] soreª° in all¹ lands.ª" {Gen 41:54-57} + "And the famineª [was] soreª in the land.ª" {Gen 43:1} + "Now¹ therefore be not¹ grieved,ª° nor¹ angryª° with yourselves,ª that¹ ye soldª° me hither:¹ for¹ Godª did sendª° me before¹ you² to preserve life.ª ... For¹ these¹ two yearsª [hath] the famineª [been] inª the land:ª and yet¹ [there are] fiveª years,ª in the which¹ [there shall] neitherª [be] earingª nor harvest.ª" {Gen 45:5-6} + "And there¹ will I nourishª° thee; for¹ yet¹ [there are] fiveª yearsª of famine;ª lest¹ thou,¹ and thy household,ª and all¹ that¹ thou hast, come to poverty.ª°" {Gen 45:11} + "And [there was] no¹ breadª in all¹ the land;ª for¹ the famineª [was] veryª sore,ª so that the landª of Egyptª and [all] the landª of Canaanª faintedª° by reason² of¹¹ the famine.ª ... And when moneyª failedª° in the landª¹ of Egypt,ª and in the landª¹ of Canaan,ª all¹ the Egyptiansª cameª° unto¹ Joseph,ª and said,ª° Giveª° us bread:ª for why¹ should we dieª° in thy presence?¹ for¹ the moneyª faileth.ª°" {Gen 47:13-15} + "Moreover he called²° for¹ a famineª upon¹ the land:ª he brakeª° the whole¹ staffª of bread.ª" {Psa 105:16} |
