Genesis 47:19

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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.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.”

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Hebrew words

לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100נָמוּתnamutwill we dieH4191לְעֵינֶיךָle'eineikhato eyes yourH5869גַּם־gam-bothH1571אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587גַּםgamas well asH1571אַדְמָתֵנוּ'admatenuland ourH127קְנֵה־keneh-buyH7069אֹתָנוּ'otanu<obj.> usH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אַדְמָתֵנוּ'admatenuland ourH127בַּלָּחֶםbalachemfor <the> foodH3899וְנִהְיֶהvenihyehso we may beH1961אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587וְאַדְמָתֵנוּve'admatenuand land ourH127עֲבָדִים'avadimslavesH5650לְפַרְעֹהlefar'ohof PharaohH6547וְתֶן־veten-and giveH5414זֶרַעzera'seedH2233וְנִחְיֶהvenichyehso we may liveH2421וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808נָמוּתnamutwe will dieH4191וְהָאֲדָמָהveha'adamahand the landH127לֹאlo'notH3808תֵשָׁם׃teshamit will be desolateH3456

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People and places

People: Pharaoh (Genesis 37)