Verse 18

Genesis 47:18

New Living Translation

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18 But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תִּתֹּם֮ הַ/שָּׁנָ֣ה הַ/הִוא֒ וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ אֵלָ֜י/ו בַּ/שָּׁנָ֣ה הַ/שֵּׁנִ֗ית וַ/יֹּ֤אמְרוּ ל/וֹ֙ לֹֽא נְכַחֵ֣ד מֵֽ/אֲדֹנִ֔/י כִּ֚י אִם תַּ֣ם הַ/כֶּ֔סֶף וּ/מִקְנֵ֥ה הַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה אֶל אֲדֹנִ֑/י לֹ֤א נִשְׁאַר֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔/י בִּלְתִּ֥י אִם גְּוִיָּתֵ֖/נוּ וְ/אַדְמָתֵֽ/נוּ

English Translation

And the year ended, and they came to me in the second year and said to me, "We cannot hide from my lord that the money is gone and the livestock has been brought to my lord; nothing remains before my lord except our bodies and our land."

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Chapter 47 Context

1 Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land... Focus ↗

2 Joseph took five of his brothers with him and presented them to Pharaoh. Focus ↗

3 And Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?” They replied, “We, your servants, are she... Focus ↗

4 We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. Th... Focus ↗

5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have joined you here, Focus ↗

6 choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let... Focus ↗

7 Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob, and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Focus ↗

8 “How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him. Focus ↗

9 Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared t... Focus ↗

10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court. Focus ↗

11 So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt — the region of Rameses — to his father and his brothers,... Focus ↗

12 And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of the... Focus ↗

13 Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throu... Focus ↗

14 By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and h... Focus ↗

15 When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. “Our money i... Focus ↗

16 Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange... Focus ↗

17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks... Focus ↗

18 But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you,...

19 Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land... Focus ↗

20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because... Focus ↗

21 As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other. Focus ↗

22 The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of fo... Focus ↗

23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. I will pro... Focus ↗

24 Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining... Focus ↗

25 “You have saved our lives!” they exclaimed. “May it please you, my lord, to let us be Pharaoh’s serv... Focus ↗

26 Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fi... Focus ↗

27 Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired proper... Focus ↗

28 Jacob lived for seventeen years after his arrival in Egypt, so he lived 147 years in all. Focus ↗

29 As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me t... Focus ↗

30 When I die, please take my body out of Egypt and bury me with my ancestors.” So Joseph promised, “I... Focus ↗

31 “Swear that you will do it,” Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the... Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 47 (31 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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