Genesis 47:13

For in the whole world there was a lack of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, most of all Egypt and Canaan

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King James Version

And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

English Standard Version

Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.

New International Version

There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.