These are the genealogies of Jacob. When Joseph was 17 years old (he was a youth), he was shepherding the flocks with his brothers—with the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
Genesis 45:6 - Tree of Life Version For there has been two years of famine in the land, and there will be five more years yet with no plowing or harvesting. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years more in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. American Standard Version (1901) For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. Common English Bible We’ve already had two years of famine in the land, and there are five years left without planting or harvesting. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, in which there can be neither plowing, nor reaping. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping. |
These are the genealogies of Jacob. When Joseph was 17 years old (he was a youth), he was shepherding the flocks with his brothers—with the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
Then let them gather all the food from these good years that are coming, and let them store up grain under Pharaoh’s hand as food for the cities, so they may preserve it.
Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving as representative of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and passed throughout the whole land of Egypt.
Then the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
and the seven years of famine started to come—just as Joseph had said. So there was famine in all the lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was bread.
The famine was over all the entire land, so Joseph opened up all that was among them and sold grain to Egypt. Then the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
When that year came to an end, they came to him in the second year and said to him, “We won’t hide from my lord that the money has run out and the livestock and the domestic animals are my lord’s. There is nothing left in my lord’s sight except our bodies and our land.
Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you, so that you can sow the land.
“For six days you will work, but on the seventh day you will rest. During plowing time and harvest you must rest.
The oxen and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
Then the elders of that city are to bring the heifer down to a flowing wadi that has not been plowed or sown, and break the heifer’s neck there in the wadi.
He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and captains of fifties, also some to plow his fields, reap his harvest, make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.