For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
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Verse 6 is found in chapter 45 of Genesis. Joseph finally reveals his identity and explains the events from the perspective of preserving lives. The family begins the process of reconciliation after years of separation.
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Denn dies sind zwei Jahre, daß es teuer im Lande ist; und sind noch fünf Jahre, daß kein Pflügen und Ernten sein wird.
Que ya ha habido dos años de hambre en medio de la tierra, y aun quedan cinco años en que ni habrá arada ni siega.
Ya van dos años de hambre en la tierra, y todavía quedan cinco años en los que no se arará ni se cosechará.
Voilà deux ans que la famine est dans le pays; et pendant cinq années encore, il n'y aura ni labour, ni moisson.
Perciocchè quest’è l’anno secondo della fame dentro del paese; e ve ne saranno ancora cinque, ne’ quali non vi sarà nè aratura, nè mietitura.
Porque já houve dois anos de fome no meio da terra, e ainda restam cinco anos em que não haverá lavoura nem sega.
現在這地的饑荒已經二年了,還有五年不能耕種,沒有收成。
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