Genesis 45:6

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

6 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.

7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 45:6 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB 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 no plowing and no harvest.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 'Because these two years the famine [is] in the heart of the land, and yet [are] five years, [in] which there is neither ploughing nor harvest;
DBY Darby Translation: For the famine has been these two years in the land; and yet there are five years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest.
WBS Webster Bible: For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in which there shall neither be tillage nor harvest.