54. and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was not enough food in other countries, but all over Egypt there was plenty.
55. When the famine finally struck Egypt, the people asked the king for food, but he said, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you to do.”
56. The famine became bad everywhere in Egypt, so Joseph opened the storehouses and sold the grain to the Egyptians.
57. People from all over the world came to Egypt, because the famine was severe in their countries.