King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
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He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
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and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
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They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
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till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
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The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
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He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
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to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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