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Genesis 41:53 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 53. 53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
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Role in This Section
The seven abundant years end. This is the hinge from preparation to the famine that Joseph interpreted and for which Egypt has stored grain.
Read It With
- Genesis 41:37–57
Read verses 47–57. The abundance provides the reserve, ends on schedule, and is followed by famine, public need, opened stores, and international demand.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 53 only closes the first period. Verses 54–57 show the predicted reversal and why the earlier administration mattered.
Read Genesis 41:53–57 together
Why these verses belong together: The abundance ends, famine begins as interpreted, people cry for food, stores open, grain is sold, and surrounding lands come to Egypt.
Verse 53. 53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
Verse 54. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Verse 55. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
Verse 56. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
Verse 57. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 41:37–57 — Joseph Rises to Govern EgyptSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed text, appointment, investiture, administration, names, famine, dream fulfillment, later transactions, and sons' later role.
Exact location: Genesis 41:37–57; 37:5–11; 42:1–9; 47:13–26; 48:1–22 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Divine-spirit wording, difficult rule and acclamation terms, Egyptian names, abundance idiom, Manasseh and Ephraim wordplays, totalizing scope, stores, and sales.
Exact location: WLC Genesis 41:37–57, especially vv. 38, 40, 42–45, 47–57
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