Genesis 41:57
in Genesis 41And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.
KJV
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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This verse in Genesis 41
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd all the regions came into Egypt to Joseph to buy; for famine had obtained. For all hunger, whom Christ did not feed. Therefore, let us buy food, with which we can repel hunger. Let no one be discouraged by contemplating his poverty, let no one be afraid who does not have money. Christ does not seek silver, but faith, which is more precious than silver. Finally, Peter bought it, who did not have money. Silver and gold, I do not have, but what I have, I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ, rise up and walk.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
If this famine had been only in Egypt, Egypt would have had no fear, because of the grain Joseph [had stored up]. However, there was famine throughout the entire world, and because the entire earth stood in need of [the grain in] Egypt, the grain …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn,.... All the neighbouring nations (Syria, Arabia, Palestine, Canaan, &c.), when they heard there was corn there for money, came from all parts for it, and were glad to get it at such expense and trouble: because that the famine was so sore in all lands; that there was no bread to be got for money elsewhere.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
All countries came into Egypt - to buy - As there had not been a sufficiency of rains, vapours, etc., to swell the Nile, to effect a proper inundation in Egypt, the same cause would produce drought, and consequently scarcity, in all the neighboring countries; and this may be all that is intended in the text. 1. As the providence of God evidently led the butler and baker of Pharaoh, as well as the king himself, to dream the prophetic dreams mentioned in this and the preceding chapter, so his Spirit in Joseph led to the true interpretation of them.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בָּ֣אוּ | bau | they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | mitzraymah | Egypt towards | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר | lishbor | to buy grain | H7666 → | 21 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יוֹסֵ֑ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חָזַ֥ק | chazak | it was severe | H2388 → | 291 times |
| הָרָעָ֖ב | haraav | the famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בָּ֣אוּthey came
bauH935 →2568 times
מִצְרַ֔יְמָהEgypt towards
mitzraymahH4714 →641 times
לִשְׁבֹּ֖רto buy grain
lishborH7666 →21 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יוֹסֵ֑ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
חָזַ֥קit was severe
chazakH2388 →291 times
הָרָעָ֖בthe famine
haraavH7458 →101 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
it leads to
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Psalms 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
- Genesis 45:5–8
And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
- Genesis 37:18–20
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
- Acts 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Romans 8:28
Through
Genesis 41:54the 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.
it leads to
- Acts 7:11
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 45:11
And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
- Acts 7:11
Through
Genesis 42:1When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
it leads to
- Acts 7:12
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
- Acts 7:12
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ambrose of Milan, On Joseph the Patriarch; Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 36:2 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).