Psalm 105:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And He calledוַיִּקְרָ֣א
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
for a famineרָ֭עָב
(ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
upon the land;הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
He brokeשָׁבָֽר׃
(sha·var.)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
the wholeכָּֽל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
staffמַטֵּה־
(mat·teh-)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
of bread.לֶ֥חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
Moreover he called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
for a famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
upon the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
he brake
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
the whole staff
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
of bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

King James Bible
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.

International Standard Version
He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.

NET Bible
He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he called a famine upon the land and he broke all the stalks of their grain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply.

King James 2000 Bible
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke every staff of bread.
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