New American Standard Bible 1995

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Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now there was no nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵין֙ ein
food bread, food Noun H3899 וְלֶ֤חֶם ve·le·chem
in all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the land, earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֔רֶץ ha·'a·retz,
because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
the famine famine, hunger Noun H7458 הָרָעָ֖ב ha·ra·'av
was very muchness, force, abundance Adjective H3966 מְאֹ֑ד me·'od;
severe, heavy Adjective H3515 כָבֵ֥ד cha·ved
so that the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֤רֶץ e·retz
of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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and the land earth, land Noun H776 וְאֶ֣רֶץ ve·'e·retz
of Canaan a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordan Noun H3667 כְּנַ֔עַן ke·na·'an,
Analysis:
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languished to languish, faint Verb H3856 וַתֵּ֜לַהּ vat·te·lah
because from H4480    
of the famine. famine, hunger Noun H7458 הָרָעָֽב׃ ha·ra·'av.

Locations

Canaan

CANAAN; CANAANITESka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History(1) Stone Age(2) Bronze Age(3) A Babylonian Province(4) Jerusalem Founded(5) The Hyksos(6) Egyptian Conquest(7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The Israelitsh Invasion 6. Culture 7. Art 8. Commerce 9. Art of WritingLITERATUR... View Details

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
King James Bible Now And there was no food bread in all the land, because land; for the famine was very severe, sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because fainted by reason of the famine.
Hebrew Greek English Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.