Catholic Public Domain Version
"the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. "
— Genesis 41:54, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“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 scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.”
“Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread.”
“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.”
And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has caused me to forget all my labors and the house of my father.”
Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, “God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”
And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,
the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.
And being hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh, asking for provisions. And he said to them: “Go to Joseph. And do whatever he will tell you.”
Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also.
And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.