Genesis 47:17
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And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
In other translations
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבִיאוּvaiyavi'uand they broughtH935אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִקְנֵיהֶםmikneihemlivestock theirH4735אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he gaveH5414לָהֶםlahemto themיוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899בַּסּוּסִיםbasusimfor the horsesH5483וּבְמִקְנֵהuvemiknehand for [the] livestock ofH4735הַצֹּאןhatzonthe flock[s]H6629וּבְמִקְנֵהuvemiknehand for [the] livestock ofH4735הַבָּקָרhabakarthe herd[s]H1241וּבַחֲמֹרִיםuvachamorimand for the donkeysH2543וַיְנַהֲלֵםvaynahalemand he refreshed themH5095בַּלֶּחֶםbalechemwith <the> foodH3899בְּכָל־bekholfor allH3605מִקְנֵהֶםmiknehemlivestock theirH4735בַּשָּׁנָהbashanahin the yearH8141הַהִוא׃hahiv'<the> thatH1931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Exodus 9:3Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
- Job 2:4And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- 1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
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People and places
People: Joseph