Genesis 41:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.”
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“Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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> ,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 41:35 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 41:48During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
- Genesis 41:56When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:6For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
- Exodus 4:13But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
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