Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. Young's Literal Translation And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken. King James Bible Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. Hebrew He called downוַיִּקְרָ֣א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read famine רָ֭עָב (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and cut off שָׁבָֽר׃ (šā·ḇār) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces all כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their supplies מַטֵּה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of food. לֶ֥חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain |