⁵⁵ When all Egypt began to feel the famine,^(A) the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”^(B)

⁵⁶ When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians,^(C) for the famine^(D) was severe throughout Egypt.^{(E) 57} And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph,^(F) because the famine was severe everywhere.^(G)