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Genesis 43

Gen. 43:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the famine
ra`ab (Hebrew #7458)
hunger (more or less extensive)
KJV usage: dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
Pronounce: raw-awb'
Origin: from 7456
was sore
kabed (Hebrew #3515)
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
KJV usage: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
Pronounce: kaw-bade'
Origin: from 3513
m in the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Gen. 41:54• 54and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. (Gen. 41:54)
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Lam. 5:10• 10Our skin gloweth like an oven, because of the burning heat of the famine. (Lam. 5:10)

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Cross References

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1-14:  Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.
15-18:  Joseph entertains his brethren.
19-25:  They discover their fears to the steward.
26-34:  Joseph makes them a feast.
Gen. 18:13• 13And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why is this, that Sarah laughs, saying, Shall I indeed bear, when I am become old? (Gen. 18:13)
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Gen. 41:54‑57• 54and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
 55And all the land of Egypt suffered from the dearth. And the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph: what he says to you, that do.
 56And 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.
 57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was grievous on the whole earth. (Gen. 41:54‑57)
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Gen. 42:5• 5So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan. (Gen. 42:5)
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Eccl. 9:1‑2• 1For all this I laid to my heart and indeed to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.
 2All things come alike to all: one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. (Eccl. 9:1‑2)
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Lam. 5:10• 10Our skin gloweth like an oven, because of the burning heat of the famine. (Lam. 5:10)
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Acts 7:11‑13• 11But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
 12But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;
 13and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh. (Acts 7:11‑13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the famine was grievous in the land.