וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
И голод был по всему лицу земли; Иосиф открыл все хранилища и продал египтянам; и голод был в земле Египетской.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“When the famine became severe in the land” [41:56]. The famine was among the rich people first and then among the poor people.40Rashi, Genesis, 41:56.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The famine spread in the land of Egypt” [41:56]. The famine was so strong that whatever they ate did not sate their hunger.41Bahya, Genesis, 41:56.
Rashi
על כל פני הארץ OVER ALL THE FACE OF THE EARTH — Who are the face of the earth? the well-to-do people (Genesis Rabbah 91:5).