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Genesis 47:12–13

12 And Joseph hprovided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents.

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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Genesis 47:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.

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.

Genesis 47:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

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.

Genesis 47:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.

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

Genesis 47:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 Then Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families.

13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Genesis 47:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 And Joseph gave his father, his brothers, and everyone who lived with them the food they needed.

13 The hunger became worse, and since there was no food anywhere in the land, Egypt and Canaan became very poor.

Genesis 47:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Genesis 47:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And Joseph maintained his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to the number of the little ones.

13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very grievous; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine.

Genesis 47:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 Joseph also provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food based on the number of children they had. 

13 The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere. Neither Egypt nor Canaan were producing crops because of the famine.

Genesis 47:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food for their dependents.

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

Genesis 47:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents.

13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Genesis 47:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 And Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all the household of his father with food, according to the number of their children.

13 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.

Genesis 47:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 Joseph also provided food for his father and brothers. He provided for them and the rest of his father’s family. He gave them enough for all of their children.

13 But there wasn’t any food in the whole area. In fact, there wasn’t enough food anywhere. Both Egypt and Canaan lost their strength because there wasn’t enough food to go around.

Genesis 47:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to their little ones.

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


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