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• A. 54 the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country,

• B. 54b there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

• C. 55 When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians,

• D. 55b "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."

• E. 56a When the famine had spread over all the land,

• D'. 56b Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians;

• C'. 56c for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

• B'. (implied structure)

• A'. 57 And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.