Genesis 41:35

What does Genesis 41:35 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 41:35 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh--food in the cities; and they have kept <FI>it<Fi> ,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao's hands, and be reserved in the cities.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and let them gather all the food of these coming good years, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, for food in the cities, and keep [it].

Context

v.34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

v.35This passage

v.36And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 41:48

    And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

  • Genesis 41:56

    And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

  • Genesis 45:6

    For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.

  • Exodus 4:13

    And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

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