Genesis 41:57

Genesis 41:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
• New International Version (NIV)And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

Context of Genesis 41:57

55So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do.” 56When the famine was spread over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Genesis 41:57 word by word

וְכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• to buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
• from Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• was severeחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388

Cross-references for Genesis 41:57

• Genesis 42:1Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
• Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
• Deuteronomy 9:28Otherwise the land from which You brought us may say, “Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which He had promised them and because He hated them He has brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.”
• Psalms 105:16And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
• Genesis 41:54and 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.

Commentaries on Genesis 41:57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57All countries came into Egypt - to buy - As there had not been a sufficiency of rains, vapours, etc., to swell the Nile, to effect a proper inundation in Egypt, the same cause would produce drought, and consequently scarcity, in all the neighboring countries; and this may be all that is intended in the text. As the providence of God evidently led the butler and baker of Pharaoh, as well as the king himself, to dream the prophetic dreams mentioned in this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 46-57Verses 46-57 In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and were ended. We ought to look forward to the end of the days, both of our prosperity and of our opportunity. We must not be secure in prosperity, nor slothful in making good use of opportunity. Years of plenty will end; what thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-57Joseph’s wisdom paid off, for the seven years of plenty were followed by seven years of severe famine, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food. Joseph had grain to sell to the Egyptians and to people from other countries as well.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5757. The famine was sore in all lands--that is, the lands contiguous to Egypt--Canaan, Syria, and Arabia.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 41:57

• Economics
• Famine
• Government
• Joseph
• Prudence
• Rulers
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Appoint
• Array
• Cry
• Discreet
• Dungeon
• Empty
• Famine
• Fault

Commentaries on Genesis 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings