## Now ##

This word is used here to mark a new part of the story.

## a famine happened ##

"there was a famine" or "there was another famine." See how you translated this in [Genesis 26:1](./01.md).

## in the land ##

Which land this refers to can be stated explicitly: "in the land where Isaac and his family lived." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## that had been in the days of Abraham ##

The phrase "in the days" here refers to when Abraham lived. Alternate translation: "that had happened during Abraham's life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])