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Genesis 41
⁵² He named the second Ephraim, "For," he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
⁵³ When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end,
⁵⁴ and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
⁵⁵ So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do."
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.
⁵⁷ The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
Genesis 42
¹ Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"
² He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."
³ Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
⁴ But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "I am afraid that harm may befall him."
⁵ So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.