KJV King James Version
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
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Genesis 47:14
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Joseph gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn that they are buying, and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh.
Surrounding context — Genesis 47
11 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.
12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to [their] families.
13 And [there was] no bread in all the land; for the famine [was] very sore, so that the land of Egypt and [all] the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
15 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.
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
17 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.
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וַיְלַקֵּ֣טH3950 · la.qatto gatherיוֹסֵ֗ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙H3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyהַנִּמְצָ֤אH4672 · ma.tsato findבְאֶֽרֶץ־H776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוּבְאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetכְּנַ֔עַןH3667 · ke.na.anCanaanבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרH7668 · she.vergrainאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהֵ֣םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)שֹׁבְרִ֑יםH7666 · sha.varto buy grainוַיָּבֵ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeיוֹסֵ֛ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֶּ֖סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyבֵּ֥יתָהH1004 · betplaceפַרְעֹֽה׃H6547 · par.ohPharaoh
Cross-references
Genesis 41:56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.Luke 16:10-12He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.1 Corinthians 4:2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.Luke 16:1-2And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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