Genesis 47:15

Plain English Version

But after a while, the people in Egypt and Canaan country had no more money left. So all the Egypt people went to Joseph, and they said to him, “We’ve got no more money to buy food. You have to help us. Give us food, or we will die.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:36

At the end of those 7 good years, there will be 7 dry years. There will be no rain, and no food plants will grow in Egypt country. But all the people in Egypt country, they can eat the food that is in those sheds, and they can keep on doing that for those 7 dry years, so that they will not die.”

Genesis 47:16

Joseph said to them, “All right. You don’t have any money, so you can give me your animals instead of money, and then I will give you food.”

Matthew 6:11

Please give us the food that we need each day.

1 Samuel 21:3

Do you have any food? I need some. Maybe 5 loaves of bread? Or maybe some other kind of food?”

1 Samuel 25:8

You can ask your workers. They will tell you the same story. It is like we are your working men too, so please be good to us. I also heard that it is party time at your place. But think about us too. Can you give us some food?’ ”