54 ^sand the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine ^tin all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses¹ and ^usold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.