Genesis 47:23 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Therefore, Joseph said to the people: "So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Then Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have today bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

Common English Bible

²³ Joseph said to the people, “Since I’ve now purchased you and your farmland for Pharaoh, here’s seed for you. Plant the seed on the land.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ Then Joseph said to the people: Behold, as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: Take seed and sow the fields,

English Standard Version 2016

²³ Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.

Genesis 47:23 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 41:27

Likewise, the seven thin and emaciated cows, which ascended after them, and the seven thin ears of grain, which were struck with the burning wind, are seven approaching years of famine.

Genesis 45:6

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.

Genesis 47:22

except the land of the priests, which had been delivered to them by the king. To these also a portion of food was supplied out of the public storehouses, and, for this reason, they were not compelled to sell their possessions.

Genesis 47:24

so that you may be able to have grain. One fifth part you will give to the king; the remaining four I permit to you, as seed and as food for your families and children.

Psalm 112:5

Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,

Psalm 41:1

Unto the end. The understanding of the sons of Korah.

Proverbs 11:26

Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it.

Proverbs 12:11

Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever continually pursues leisure is most foolish. Whoever is soothed by lingering over wine leaves behind contempt in his strongholds.

Proverbs 13:23

Much nourishment is in the fallow land of the fathers. But for others, it is gathered without judgment.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand cease. For you do not know which of these may rise up, the one or the other. But if both rise up together, so much the better.

Isaiah 55:10

And in the same manner as rain and snow descend from heaven, and no longer return there, but soak the earth, and water it, and cause it to bloom and to provide seed to the sower and bread to the hungry,

Matthew 24:45

Consider this: who is a faithful and prudent servant, who has been appointed by his lord over his family, to give them their portion in due time?

2 Corinthians 9:10

And he who ministers seed to the sower will offer you bread to eat, and will multiply your seed, and will increase the growth of the fruits of your justice.