GEN 41:56 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The famine was right across the country, so Yosef opened all the grain stores and sold grain to the Egyptians. But the famine in Egypt was really severe.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ὁ λιμὸς ἦν ἐπὶ προσώπου πάσης τῆς γῆς· ἀνέῳξε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ πάντας τοὺς σιτοβολῶνας, καὶ ἐπώλει πᾶσι τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις.
(Kai ho limos aʸn epi prosōpou pasaʸs taʸs gaʸs; aneōixe de Yōsaʸf pantas tous sitobolōnas, kai epōlei pasi tois Aiguptiois. )

BrTr And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.

ULT And the famine was over all the face of the land, so Joseph opened all the buildings that had grain in them and sold grain to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

UST Since the severe food shortage was affecting the whole country, Joseph had his helpers open up all the storehouses full of grain, and he started selling the grain to the people of Egypt. Then the famine became worse and worse throughout the country of Egypt.

BSB § When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

OEB So when the famine was universal throughout the earth, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold food to the Egyptians: but the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

WEBBE The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET While the famine was over all the earth, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

LSV And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph opens all [places] which have [grain] in them, and sells to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,

FBV The famine had spread all over the country so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was very bad in Egypt,

T4T When the famine was very bad throughout the whole country, Joseph ordered his helpers to open the storehouses. Then they sold the grain in the storehouses to the people of Egypt, because the famine was very severe all over Egypt.

LEB And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses[fn] and sold food to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

41:56 Hebrew “that which was in them”

BBE And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.

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JPS And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

ASV And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

DRA And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also.

YLT And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all [places] which have [corn] in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,

Drby And the famine was on all the earth. And Joseph opened every place in which there was [provision], and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine was grievous in the land of Egypt.

RV And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

Wbstr And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.

KJB-1769 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.[fn]

41.56 all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was

KJB-1611 [fn]And the famine was ouer all the face of the earth; and Ioseph opened all the storehouses, and solde vnto the Egyptians: and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

41:56 Hebr. All wherein was.

Bshps And the dearth was throughout all the lande: and Ioseph opened all the barnes wherein was corne, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the lande of Egypt.
(And the dearth was throughout all the land: and Yoseph opened all the barnes wherein was corn, and sold unto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.)

Gnva When the famine was vpon all the land, Ioseph opened all places, wherein the store was, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
(When the famine was upon all the land, Yoseph opened all places, wherein the store was, and sold unto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. )

Cvdl So whan there was derth in all ye lade, Ioseph opened all yt was by him, & solde vnto the Egipcians. Thus ye derth preuayled in the lande,
(So when there was death in all ye/you_all lade, Yoseph opened all it was by him, and sold unto the Egyptians. Thus ye/you_all death preuayled in the land,)

Wycl Forsothe hungur encreesside ech dai in al the lond, and Joseph openyde alle the bernys, and seelde to Egipcians, for also hungur oppresside hem;
(Forsothe hunger encreesside each day in all the land, and Yoseph opened all the bernys, and seelde to Egyptians, for also hunger oppressed hem;)

Luth Als nun im ganzen Lande Teurung war, tat Joseph allenhalben Kornhäuser auf und verkaufte den Ägyptern. Denn die Teurung ward je länger je größer im Lande.
(Als now in_the entire land Teurung was, did Yoseph allenhalben Kornhäuser on and verkaufte the Ägyptern. Because the Teurung what/which each/ever longer each/ever größer in_the land.)

ClVg Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra: aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis: nam et illos oppresserat fames.[fn]
(Crescebat however quotidie fames in all terra: aperuitque Yoseph universa horrea, and vendebat Ægyptiis: nam and those oppresserat fames. )

41.56 Aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, etc. Allegorice. Joseph a penuria frumenti salvat Ægyptum, et Christus a fame verbi liberat mundum. Aperuit horrea sua Christus in orbem terrarum, et erogatione frumenti sui omnia subjugavit. Nisi fratres Joseph vendidissent, defecerat Ægyptus: nisi Judæi Christum crucifixissent, perierat mundus. Joseph interpretatur augmentatio sive ampliatio: sed in illo Joseph ampliationem non habuit nisi sola Ægyptus; in nostro vero, universus mundus. Ille erogavit triticum; noster Dei verbum. In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum Psal. 18.

41.56 Aperuitque Yoseph universa horrea, etc. Allegorice. Yoseph from penuria frumenti salvat Ægyptum, and Christus from fame verbi liberat the_world. Aperuit horrea his_own Christus in orbem terrarum, and erogatione frumenti sui everything subyugavit. Nisi brothers Yoseph vendidissent, defecerat Ægyptus: nisi Yudæi Christum crucifixissent, perierat mundus. Yoseph interpretatur augmentatio if/or ampliatio: but in illo Yoseph ampliationem not/no habuit nisi sola Ægyptus; in nostro indeed/yet, the_whole mundus. Ille erogavit triticum; noster of_God verbum. In omnem the_earth/land exivit sonus their Psal. 18.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠הָ⁠רָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל פְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ וַ⁠יִּפְתַּ֨ח

and,the,famine it_became on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every face/surface_of the=earth/land and,opened

Alternate translation: “Since the famine had spread throughout the whole country,” or “Since the severe food shortage was affecting the entire country,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף

and,opened Yōşēf/(Joseph)

See how you translated verses 48 and 49, where Joseph is said to do something that he had his helpers do. Alternate translation: “Joseph ordered the supervisors under him to open up”

אֶֽת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּ⁠הֶם֙

DOM all/each/any/every which/who (is)_in=them

Alternate translation: “all the storage barns where grain was being stored,”

וַ⁠יִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְ⁠מִצְרַ֔יִם

and,sold to,Egyptians

Alternate translation: “and they started selling the grain to the people of Egypt.”

וַ⁠יֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽ⁠רָעָ֖ב

and,severe the,famine

Alternate translation: “Then the famine kept getting more and more severe”

בְּ⁠אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt)

Alternate translation: “throughout the land of Egypt.” or “throughout their country.”

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