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Genesis 41:27
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Genesis 41:27
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27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.(A)
Genesis 41:27
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Genesis 41:27
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27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
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Genesis 41:27
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Genesis 41:27
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27 And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are (A)seven years of famine.
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Genesis 41:27
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Genesis 41:27
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27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also (A)seven years of famine.
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Genesis 41:57
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Genesis 41:57
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57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph,(A) because the famine was severe everywhere.(B)
Genesis 41:57
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Genesis 41:57
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57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
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Genesis 41:57
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Genesis 41:57
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57 (A)So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to (B)buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.
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Genesis 41:57
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Genesis 41:57
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57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe (A)over all the earth.
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Genesis 42:5
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Genesis 42:5
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5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain,(A) for there was famine in the land of Canaan(B) also.(C)
Genesis 42:5
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Genesis 42:5
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5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 42:5
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Genesis 42:5
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5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was (A)in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 42:5
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Genesis 42:5
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5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 43:1
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The Second Journey to Egypt
43 Now the famine was still severe in the land.(A)
Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 43:1
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Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin
43 Now the famine was (A)severe in the land.
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Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 47:4
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Genesis 47:4
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4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(A) because the famine is severe in Canaan(B) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(C) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(D)
Genesis 47:4
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Genesis 47:4
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4 They said morever unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
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Genesis 47:4
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Genesis 47:4
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4 And they said to Pharaoh, (A)“We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, (B)for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants (C)dwell in the land of Goshen.”
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Genesis 47:4
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Genesis 47:4
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4 They said to Pharaoh, (A)“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell (B)in the land of Goshen.”
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Genesis 47:13
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Genesis 47:13
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Joseph and the Famine
13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.(A)
Genesis 47:13
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Genesis 47:13
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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.
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Genesis 47:13
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Genesis 47:13
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Joseph Deals with the Famine
13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, (A)so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
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Genesis 47:13
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Genesis 47:13
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Joseph and the Famine
13 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.
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Naomi Widowed
1 In the days (A)when the judges ruled there was (B)a famine in the land, and a man of (C)Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
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