The seven thin, sickly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven worthless ears of corn scorched by the east wind are seven years of famine.
Genesis 47:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Joseph said to the people, ‘Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have today bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. American Standard Version (1901) Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. Common English Bible Joseph said to the people, “Since I’ve now purchased you and your farmland for Pharaoh, here’s seed for you. Plant the seed on the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Joseph said to the people: "So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Joseph said to the people: Behold, as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: Take seed and sow the fields, |
The seven thin, sickly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven worthless ears of corn scorched by the east wind are seven years of famine.
For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without ploughing or harvesting.
The only land he did not acquire belonged to the priests, for they had an allowance from Pharaoh. They ate from their allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.
At harvest, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and as food for yourselves, your households, and your dependents.’
People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food, but without justice, it is swept away.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don’t know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return there without saturating the earth and making it germinate and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
‘Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
Now the one who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will also provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.