Genesis 41:36
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
In context
34 Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
36 This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
37 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
Genesis 41:36 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
- KJV King James Version
- And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
- WEB World English Bible
- The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the food hath been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land of Egypt; and the land is cut off by the famine.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And let the food be as store for the land for the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt, that the land perish not through the famine.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land may not perish through the famine.