Genesis 47:15
13 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.
14 Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace.
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!”
16 “Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”
17 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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!”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, “Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For our money fails.”
- ASV
- And when the money was all spent 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 [our] money faileth.
- DARBY
- And when money came to an end in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread! for why should we die before thee? for [our] money is all gone.
- BLB
- And the silver was finished from the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, and all Egypt came to Joseph and said, “Give to us bread, and why should we die in your presence? For the silver is gone.”
- ÅB
- Men da det var forbi med pengene i Egypt og i Kana'ans land, da kom alle egypterne til Josef og sa: Gi oss brød! Hvorfor skal vi dø for dine øyne? Vi har ikke flere penger.
- OTB
- Da alle pengene i Egypt og Kanaan var oppbrukt, kom egypterne til Josef og sa: “Gi oss mat. Hvorfor skal vi omkomme foran deg? Våre penger er brukt opp.”
- B1930
- Men da det var forbi med pengene i Egyptens land og i Kana'ans land, da kom alle egypterne til Josef og sa: Gi oss brød! Hvorfor skal vi dø for dine øine? Vi har ikke flere penger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 8:8
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.
Read in contextJudges 8:5
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.”
Read in contextMatthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.
Read in contextPsalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Read in contextGenesis 47:18–19
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.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:8
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.’”
Read in context1 Samuel 21:3
Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
Read in contextGenesis 47:24
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.”
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