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Genesis 41:48

What does Genesis 41:48 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 41:48 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and putteth food in the cities; the food of the field which <FI>is<Fi> round about <FI>each<Fi> city hath he put in its midst;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities; the food of the fields of the city, which were round about it, he laid up in it.

Context

v.47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

v.48This passage

v.49And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.

Cross references

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

  • Genesis 41:34

    Let 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.

  • Genesis 47:21

    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.

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