Genesis 47:19

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread; and let us, we and our land, become slaves to Pharaoh. And give seed so that we may live and not die, and the land not be desolate.

Cross References

Genesis 41:36

And let the food be for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which will be in the land of Egypt and let not the land be cut off by famine.

Genesis 47:15

And the silver failed from the land of Egypt, and from the land of Canaan. And all Egypt came in to Joseph, saying, Give us bread; and, Why should we die before you? For the silver has failed.

Genesis 47:18

And that year ended, and they came in to him in the second year and said to him, We cannot conceal from my lord that the silver and the herds of cattle have failed, going to my lord. Nothing is left before my lord except our bodies and our lands.

Genesis 47:20

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, because each man in Egypt sold his field, because this famine was severe on them; and the land became Pharaoh’s.

Job 2:4

And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin. Yea, all that is to a man he will give for his life.

Lamentations 1:11

All her people sigh from seeking bread. They gave their desirable things for food to bring back the soul. See, O Jehovah, and look on me, for I have become vile.

Lamentations 5:6

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, to the Assyrian, in order to be satisfied with bread.

Lamentations 5:9

We bring in our bread with our souls, from the face of the sword of the wilderness.

Matthew 16:26

For what will a man be benefited if he should gain the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?