Genesis 43:1 meaning and explanation
Now the famine was still severe in the land.
Genesis 43:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator sets the scene: the famine that first drove Jacob's family to Egypt has not eased, and the household has eaten all the grain they bought there. This verse bridges chapters 42 and 43, keeping in place the pressure that will force the brothers to return with Benjamin.
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