Genesis 41:36

World English Bible

The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”

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Genesis 41:36 in other translations

And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

Genesis 41:36 · American Standard Version

Genesis 41:36 in context

  1. 34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
  2. 35Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
  3. 36The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
  4. 37The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
  5. 38Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”