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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“ But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.

He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.’”

But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will destroy the land.

So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well.Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

The seven thin, scrawny cows that came up later and the seven thin heads of grain, withered by the east wind, represent seven years of famine.

Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank.Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan.

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

Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were shriveled and withered by the east wind.And these thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, well formed heads! Then Pharaoh woke up again and realized it was a dream.