World English Bible
"For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest."
— Genesis 45:6, World English Bible
“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”
“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. ”
“For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.”
“For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping.”
“For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.”
“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”
Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don't wait.