Genesis 41:54-56

The Voice

⁵⁴ and the seven years of famine settled in, just as Joseph had predicted. Although the famine extended to all the surrounding lands, in Egypt there was still food stored away in the cities. ⁵⁵ When the people in Egypt became famished, they appealed to Pharaoh for food; and Pharaoh directed them all to Joseph.

⁵⁶ So when the famine had spread across the land of Egypt, Joseph opened up the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. But he waited until the famine had become severe in the land.