Then the seven years when there wasn’t enough food began. It happened just as Joseph had said it would. There wasn’t enough food in any of the other lands. But in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

七个荒年就来了。正如约瑟所说的，各地都有饥荒；惟独埃及全地有粮食。

七个荒年就来了，正如约瑟所说的。各地都有饥荒，惟独埃及全地有粮食。

七个荒年就来了，正如约瑟所说的。各地都有饥荒，惟独埃及全地有粮食。

七个荒年接踵而至，正如约瑟所言。各地都有饥荒，只有埃及全国有粮食。

七年饥荒就随着来了，正像约瑟所说的一样。各地都有饥荒，只有埃及全地仍有粮食，

七个荒年就随着来了，正如约瑟所说的。各地都有饥荒，但埃及全地还有粮食。

七個荒年就來了。正如約瑟所說的，各地都有饑荒；惟獨埃及全地有糧食。

七個荒年就來了，正如約瑟所說的。各地都有饑荒，惟獨埃及全地有糧食。

七個荒年就來了，正如約瑟所說的。各地都有饑荒，惟獨埃及全地有糧食。

七個荒年接踵而至，正如約瑟所言。各地都有饑荒，只有埃及全國有糧食。

七年饑荒就隨著來了，正像約瑟所說的一樣。各地都有饑荒，只有埃及全地仍有糧食，

正如約瑟所說的：七個饑荒的年頭開始來了，各地都有饑荒，惟獨埃及全地有食物。

七個荒年就隨著來了，正如約瑟所說的。各地都有饑荒，但埃及全地還有糧食。

七年之凶荒繼至、應約瑟言、列國皆饑、惟埃及遍處有糧、

而七年之凶荒繼至、應約瑟言、時列國皆饑、惟埃及地尚有倉儲。

七荒年繼至、果如約瑟所言、各地皆饑、惟伊及尚有糧、

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food.

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

“ There was not enough food for all Egypt and Canaan. This brought great suffering. Jacob and his sons couldn’t find food.

He made the people in the land go hungry. He destroyed all their food supplies.

There I will provide everything you need. There are still five years to come when there won’t be enough food. If you don’t come down here, you and your family and everyone who belongs to you will lose everything.” ’

But seven years when there won’t be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land.

Israel’s sons were among the people who went to buy grain. There wasn’t enough food in the land of Canaan.Joseph was the governor of the land. He was the one who sold grain to all its people. When Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won’t be enough food.

After them, seven other cows came up out of the Nile. They looked ugly and skinny. They were standing beside the other cows on the riverbank.The ugly, skinny cows ate up the seven cows that looked healthy and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.

He continued,“ I’ve heard there’s grain in Egypt. Go down there. Buy some for us. Then we’ll live and not die.”

There still wasn’t enough food anywhere in the land.

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

After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were thin and dried up by the east wind.The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It had been a dream.