Genesis 45:6 meaning and explanation

For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

Genesis 45:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Joseph is speaking privately to his brothers, whom he has just revealed himself to after years of separation. He explains why the famine that drove them to Egypt will last seven years in total: two are already past, and five more remain with no plowing or harvesting.

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