Genesis 41:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.”

Genesis 41:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 41:48 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 41:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. He stored food in each city from the fields around that city.”

Genesis 41:48 — World English Bible

Genesis 41:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. ”

Genesis 41:48 — American Standard Version

Genesis 41:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and putteth food in the cities; the food of the field which <FI>is<Fi> round about <FI>each<Fi> city hath he put in its midst;”

Genesis 41:48 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 41:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities; the food of the fields of the city, which were round about it, he laid up in it. ”

Genesis 41:48 — Darby Translation

Genesis 41:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee gathered vp all the foode of the seuen plenteous yeeres, which were in the lande of Egypt, and layde vp foode in the cities: the foode of the fielde, that was round about euery citie, layde he vp in the same.”

Genesis 41:48 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 41:48 in Context — Genesis 41

46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.

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What Does Genesis 41:48 Mean?

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