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Allוְכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץcameבָּאוּto Egyptמִצְרַיְמָהto buy grainלִשְׁבֹּרfrom Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵףbecauseכִּיthe famineהָרָעָבwas strongחָזַקin allבְּכָלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Genesis 41:57
Study it in the app“All the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was strong in all the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:57, word by word
- the earthאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- to Egyptמִצְרַיְמָmitsrayma
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayma” appears- to buy grainשְׁבֹּרshebor
buy grain
To get wheat or barley by paying for it, especially in time of famine.
Where else “shebor” appears- from Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- the famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- was strongחָזַקchazak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazak” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
56The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses that were in them and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine grew strong in the land of Egypt.
57 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?