Verse 54

And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så endte de syv årene med overflod som hadde vært i Egypt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og de sju årene med hunger begynte å komme, som Josef hadde sagt; og hungeren var i alle land; men i hele Egyptens land var det brød.

• Norsk King James

  Og de syv årene med hungersnød begynte å komme, i henhold til det Josef hadde sagt; og hungersnøden var i alle land; men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og de syv hungerår begynte, slik Josef hadde sagt. Hungersnøden rådet i alle land, men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  og de sju hungersnødårene begynte, slik Josef hadde forutsagt. Hungersnød var i alle land, men i hele Egypt var det mat.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de sju år med hungersnød begynte å komme, slik som Josef hadde sagt: og hungersnøden var i alle land; men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deretter begynte de syv årene med hungersnød, slik som Josef hadde forutsagt, og hungersnøden rammet alle land, men i Egypt var det likevel brød.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og de sju år med hungersnød begynte å komme, slik som Josef hadde sagt: og hungersnøden var i alle land; men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så begynte de sju hungersnødårene, slik Josef hadde sagt. Hungersnøden var i alle land, men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De syv hungersnødsår begynte å komme, som Josef hadde sagt. Det var hungersnød i alle land, men i hele Egyptens land var det brød.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de syv Hungerens Aar begyndte at komme, saasom Joseph havde sagt; og der var Hunger i alle Landene, men der var Brød i det ganske Ægypti Land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og de syv årene med hungersnød begynte å komme, som Josef hadde sagt: og hungersnøden var i alle land; men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De syv årene med hungersnød begynte å komme, akkurat som Josef hadde sagt. Det var hungersnød i alle land, men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og de syv årene med hungersnød begynte å komme, som Josef hadde sagt. Det var hungersnød i alle land, men i hele Egypts land var det brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de sju årene med hungersnød begynte, slik Josef hadde sagt: og det var hungersnød i alle land; men i hele Egypt var det brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom de første av de sju årene med mangel, slik Josef hadde forutsagt: i alle andre land var det hungersnød, men i Egypt var det brød.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  than came the.vij. yeres of derth acordynge as Ioseph had sayde. And the derth was in all landes: but in the lade of Egipte was there yet foode.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  then beganne the seuen deare yeares to come, wherof Ioseph had sayde. And there was derth in all landes, but in all the lade of Egipte there was foode.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then began the seuen yeeres of famine to come, according as Ioseph had saide: and the famine was in all landes, but in all the land of Egypt was bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then came the seuen yeres of dearth, according as Ioseph had sayde, and the dearth was in all landes: but in all the lande of Egypt, was there yet foode.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:11 : 11 Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
• Ps 105:16 : 16 Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole support of bread.
• Gen 45:11 : 11 And there I will provide for you; for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household and all that you have come to poverty.
• Gen 41:30 : 30 But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will consume the land.
• Gen 42:2 : 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
• Gen 42:5-6 : 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
• Gen 43:1 : 1 And the famine was severe in the land.
• Gen 47:13 : 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
• Gen 41:3-4 : 3 Then seven other cows, poor and thin-fleshed, came up after them out of the river, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. 4 And the poor and thin-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
• Gen 41:6-7 : 6 Then seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them. 7 And the thin ears swallowed the seven full and ripe ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream.
• Gen 41:27 : 27 And the seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears scorched by the east wind shall be seven years of famine.