Verse 18

Genesis 47:18

World Messianic Bible

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18 When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord how our money is all spent, and the herds of livestock are my lord’s. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.

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 in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their... Focus ↗

2 From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh. Focus ↗

3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are sh... Focus ↗

4 They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for y... Focus ↗

5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. Focus ↗

6 The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. L... Focus ↗

7 Joseph brought in Jacob, his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Focus ↗

8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” Focus ↗

9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and... Focus ↗

10 Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. Focus ↗

11 Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the b... Focus ↗

12 Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household, with bread, according... Focus ↗

13 There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and th... Focus ↗

14 Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for... Focus ↗

15 When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came... Focus ↗

16 Joseph said, “Give me your livestock; and I will give you food for your livestock, if your money is... Focus ↗

17 They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and f... Focus ↗

18 When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, “We will not hide from...

19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and... Focus ↗

20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, b... Focus ↗

21 As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other... Focus ↗

22 Only he didn’t buy the land of the priests, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and ate thei... Focus ↗

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

24 It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your... Focus ↗

25 They said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Phar... Focus ↗

26 Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fift... Focus ↗

27 Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therei... Focus ↗

28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were... Focus ↗

29 The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I ha... Focus ↗

30 but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying plac... Focus ↗

31 He said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head. Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 47 (31 verses)
Version: World Messianic Bible

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