Genesis 47:25
What does Genesis 47:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 47:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they say, `Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they answered: our life is in thy hand; only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they said, Thou hast saved us alive. Let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.
Context
v.24And 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.
v.25This passage
v.26And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ruth 2:13
Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.
- Proverbs 11:26
He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
- Genesis 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
- Genesis 33:15
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the sight of my lord.
- Genesis 50:20
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- Genesis 18:3
and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
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