Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. the seven. Genesis 41:3,4,6,7,27 Other seven also came up out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean fleshed: and they fed on the very bank of the river, in green places: . . . Genesis 45:11 And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast. Psalm 105:16 And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread. Acts 7:11 Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation: and our fathers found no food. according. Genesis 41:30 After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land, and the dearth. Genesis 42:2,5,6 I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: Go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want. . . . Genesis 43:1 In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land. Genesis 45:11 And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast. Genesis 47:13 For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, more especially of Egypt and Chanaan; Context The Famine Begins53Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed: 54The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.55And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.… Cross References Acts 7:11 Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation: and our fathers found no food. Genesis 41:30 After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land, Genesis 41:53 Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed: 2 Kings 8:1 And Eliseus spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying: Arise, and go thou, and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst find: for the Lord hath called a famine, and it shall come upon the land seven years. Psalm 105:16 And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread. Lexicon the sevenשֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שְׁנֵ֤י (šə·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year of famine הָרָעָב֙ (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7458: Famine, hunger began, וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה (wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites had said. אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say And although there was וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be famine רָעָב֙ (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7458: Famine, hunger in every בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every country, הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land there was הָ֥יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be food לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain throughout וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Additional Translations the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph said; and there was a famine in all the land; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread; Jump to Previous Bread Dearth Egypt Famine First Food Joseph Lands Need Seven Short WholeJump to Next Bread Dearth Egypt Famine First Food Joseph Lands Need Seven Short WholeExternal Links Genesis 41:54 NIVGenesis 41:54 NLT Genesis 41:54 ESV Genesis 41:54 NASB Genesis 41:54 ASV Genesis 41:54 Bible Apps Genesis 41:54 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:54 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:54 French Bible Genesis 41:54 German Bible Alphabetical: all and as began bread but come Egypt famine food had in Joseph just land lands of other said seven the then There to was whole years OT Law: Genesis 41:54 The seven years of famine began (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |