¹³Now there was no ¹food in all the land because the famine was very heavy, so that ^athe land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

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1Or bread

Cross references

a Gen 41:30; Acts 7:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.

NLTNew Living Translation

Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt languished, with the land of Canaan, on account of the famine.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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