Genesis 47:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When that year was over, they came the next year and said to him, ‘We cannot hide from our lord that the silver is gone and that all our livestock belongs to our lord. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:9

‘My lord the king, these men have been evil in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will die from hunger, because there is no more bread in the city.’

2 Kings 6:26

As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, ‘My lord the king, help! ’

Genesis 47:17

So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.

Genesis 47:19

Why should we die here in front of you #– #both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.’