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| Genesis 47:1 | Then Joseph went in and told Pharao, saying: My father and brethren, their sheep and their herds, and all that they possess, are come out of the land of Chanaan: and behold they stay in the land of Gessen. | Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. | Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen." |
| Genesis 47:2 | Five men also the last of his brethren, he presented before the king: | And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. | From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh. |
| Genesis 47:3 | And he asked them: What is your occupation? They answered: Re thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers. | And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers. | Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers." |
| Genesis 47:4 | We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen. | And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. | They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen." |
| Genesis 47:5 | The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee. | And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: | Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "Your father and your brothers have come to you. |
| Genesis 47:6 | The land of Egypt is before thee: make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle. | the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. | The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my cattle." |
| Genesis 47:7 | After this Joseph brought in his to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him. | And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. | Joseph brought in Jacob, his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. |
| Genesis 47:8 | And being asked by him: How many are the days of the years of thy life? | And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life? | Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" |
| Genesis 47:9 | He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of my fathers. | And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. | Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage." |
| Genesis 47:10 | And blessing the king, he went out. | And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. | Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. |
| Genesis 47:11 | But Joseph gave a possession to his father and his brethren in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Ramesses, as Pharao had commanded. | And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. | Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. |
| Genesis 47:12 | And he nourished them, and all his father's house, allowing food to every one. | And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families. | Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their families. |
| Genesis 47:13 | For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had op- pressed the land: more especially of Egypt and Chanaan. | And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. | There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. |
| Genesis 47:14 | Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it into the king's treasure. | And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. | Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. |
| Genesis 47:15 | And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now net money. | 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. | 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." |
| Genesis 47:16 | And he answered them: Bring your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money. | And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. | Joseph said, "Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fails." |
| Genesis 47:17 | And when they had brought them, he gave them food in exchange for their horses, and sheep, and oxen, end asses and he maintained them that year for the exchange of their cattle. | And they brought their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year. | They brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year. |
| Genesis 47:18 | And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands. | And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: | 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 cattle are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands. |
| Genesis 47:19 | Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thins, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king's servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness. | wherefore should 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, and that the land be not desolate. | Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate." |
| Genesis 47:20 | So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao's hands: | So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them: and the land became Pharaoh's. | So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh's. |
| Genesis 47:21 | And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof, | And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. | As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it. |
| Genesis 47:22 | Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores, and therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions. | Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land. | Only he didn't buy the land of the priests, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them. That is why they didn't sell their land. |
| Genesis 47:23 | Then Joseph said to the people : Be- hold as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: take seed and sow the fields, | Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. | Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. |
| Genesis 47:24 | That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children. | And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth 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. | It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones." |
| Genesis 47:25 | And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king. | And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. | They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants." |
| Genesis 47:26 | From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant. | And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh's. | Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn't become Pharaoh's. |
| Genesis 47:27 | So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it: and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly. | And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly. | Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly. |
| Genesis 47:28 | And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years. | And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years. | Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years. |
| Genesis 47:29 | And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt: | And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; | The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt, |
| Genesis 47:30 | But I will sleep with my fathers, end thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded. | but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. | but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place." He said, "I will do as you have said." |
| Genesis 47:31 | And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head. | And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. | He said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed's head. |
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