| Genesis 43:1 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Now the famine was severe in the land. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | The famine was severe in the land.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And the famine was sore in the land. |
| ASV: | And the famine was sore in the land. |
| BBE: | Now the land was in bitter need of food. |
| DBY: | And the famine was grievous in the land. |
| ERV: | And the famine was sore in the land. |
| JPS: | And the famine was sore in the land. |
| WBS: | And the famine was severe in the land. |
| WEB: | The famine was severe in the land. |
| YLT: | And the famine is severe in the land; |
| Genesis 43:1 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
Genesis 26:1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Genesis 41:56 When 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.
Genesis 41:57 The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 43:1 And the {a} famine [was] sore in the land.
(a) This was a great temptation to Jacob to suffer such a great famine in the land where God had promised to bless him. |
| MHC: | 43:1-14 Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in time of dearth, a little must suffice. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with them. It is not against the honour and duty children owe their parents, humbly to advise them, and when needful, to reason with them. Jacob saw the necessity of the case, and yielded. His prudence and justice appeared in three things. 1. He sent back the money they had found in the sack. Honesty obliges us to restore not only that which comes to us by our own fault, but that which comes to us by the mistakes of others. Though we get it by oversight, if we keep it when the oversight is discovered, it is kept by deceit. 2. He sent as much again as they took the time before; the price of corn might be risen, or they might have to pay a ransom for Simeon. 3. He sent a present of such things as the land afforded, and as were scarce in Egypt, balm, and honey, &c. Providence dispenses not its gifts to all alike. But honey and spice will never make up the want of bread-corn. The famine was sore in Canaan, yet they had balm and myrrh, &c. We may live well enough upon plain food, without dainties; but we cannot live upon dainties without plain food. Let us thank God that what is most needful and useful, generally is most cheap and common. Though men value very highly their gold and silver, and the luxuries which are counted the best fruits of every land, yet in a time of famine they willingly barter them for bread. And how little will earthly good things stand us in stead in the day of wrath! How ready should we be to renounce them all, as loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ! Our way to prevail with man is by first prevailing with the Lord in fervent prayer. But, Thy will be done, should close every petition for the mercies of this life, or against the afflictions of this life. |
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