Genesis 47:16 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁶ And Joseph answered, “Give your cattle, and I will give you food in exchange for your cattle, if your money is gone.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Joseph said, Give up your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for [them] if your money is gone.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Joseph said, “Give me your livestock, and I will give you food for your livestock if the silver is gone.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he responded to them: "Bring me your cattle, and I will give food to you in exchange for them, if you do not have money."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And he answered them: Bring your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money.

Genesis 47:16 Cross References

Genesis 47:15

And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, “Give us food; why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.”

Genesis 47:17

So they brought their cattle to Joseph; and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the asses: and he supplied them with food in exchange for all their cattle that year.

Proverbs 12:17

He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.