Genesis 47:23

New American Bible - revised edition

Joseph told the people: “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh, here is your seed for sowing the land.

Cross References

Genesis 41:27

The seven thin, bad cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind; they are seven years of famine.

Genesis 45:6

The famine has been in the land for two years now, and for five more years cultivation will yield no harvest.

Genesis 47:22

Only the priests’ lands Joseph did not acquire. Since the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived off the allowance Pharaoh had granted them, they did not have to sell their land.

Genesis 47:24

But when the harvest is in, you must give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, while you keep four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for yourselves and your households and as food for your children.”

Psalm 112:5

It is good for the man gracious in lending, who conducts his affairs with justice.

Psalm 41:1

For the leader. A psalm of David.

Proverbs 11:26

Whoever hoards grain, the people curse, but blessings are on the head of one who distributes it!

Proverbs 12:11

Those who till their own land have food in plenty, but those who engage in idle pursuits lack sense.

Proverbs 13:23

The tillage of the poor yields abundant food, but possessions are swept away for lack of justice.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand be idle: For you do not know which of the two will be successful, or whether both alike will turn out well. Poem on Youth and Old Age.

Isaiah 55:10

Yet just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats,

Matthew 24:45

“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time?

2 Corinthians 9:10

The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.