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"Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"Now but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) Conj H1161 δὲ de
a famine hunger, famine N-NMS H3042 λιμὸς limos
came to come, go V-AIA-3S H2064 ἦλθεν ēlthen
over on, upon Prep H1909 ἐφ’ eph
all whole, complete Adj-AFS H3650 ὅλην olēn
Egypt Egypt, the land of the Nile N-AFS H125 Αἴγυπτον aigupton
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 Canaan, Canaan, earlier name of Pal. N-AFS H5477 Χανάαν chanaan
Analysis:
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and great great Adj-NFS H3173 μεγάλη megalē
affliction tribulation N-NFS H2347 θλῖψις thlipsis
[with it], and our fathers a father N-NMP H3962 πατέρες pateres
could find to find V-IIA-3P H2147 ἡύρισκον ēuriskon
no not, no Adv H3756 οὐχ ouch
food. fodder N-ANP H5527 χορτάσματα chortasmata

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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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Chanaan

Canaan, earlier name of Pal.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.
King James Bible "Now a famine Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, Chanaan, and great affliction with it, affliction: and our fathers could find found no food.sustenance.
Berean Bible "Now And there came a famine came over upon all of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, affliction, and our fathers could find no food.were not finding sustenance.
Hebrew Greek English "Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.