409 B

Raw Blame History

He called for

"He sent." This means that caused a famine to happen in the land. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

the whole staff of bread

Here "staff" is a metaphor for the supply of bread on which the people depend, and "bread" refers to food in general. Alternate translation: "the whole supply of food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)