Genesis 47:15
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And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”
In other translations
And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”
Hebrew words
וַיִּתֹּםvaiyitomand it was finishedH8552הַכֶּסֶףhakesefthe moneyH3701מֵאֶרֶץme'eretzfrom [the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וּמֵאֶרֶץume'eretzand from [the] land ofH776כְּנַעַןkena'anCanaanH3667וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935כָל־khol-allH3605מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4713אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הָבָה־havah-give !H3051לָּנוּlanuto usלֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899וְלָמָּהvelamahand <to> why?H4100נָמוּתnamutwill we dieH4191נֶגְדֶּךָnegdekhabefore youH5048כִּיkiforH3588אָפֵס'afesit has come to an endH656כָּסֶף׃kasefmoneyH3701
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Give us this day our daily bread.
- 1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
- Genesis 47:24And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”
- Judges 8:5And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
- Genesis 47:18-1918 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.18 When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
- Judges 8:8And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
- Psalm 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- 1 Samuel 21:3Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
- Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
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People and places
People: Joseph