Genesis 47:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:”
Genesis 47:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 47:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 47:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord how our money is all spent, and the herds of livestock are my lord’s. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.”
Genesis 47:18 — World English Bible
Genesis 47:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: ”
Genesis 47:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 47:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And that year is finished, and they come in unto him on the second year, and say to him, `We do not hide from my lord, that since the money hath been finished, and possession of the cattle <FI>is<Fi> unto my lord, there hath not been left before my lord save our bodies, and our ground;”
Genesis 47:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 47:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And that year ended; and they came to him the second year, and said to him, We will not hide [it] from my lord that since [our] money is come to an end, and the herds of cattle are in the possession of my lord, nothing is left before my lord but our bodies and our land. ”
Genesis 47:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 47:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But when the yeere was ended, they came vnto him the next yeere, and sayd vnto him, We will not hide from my lord, that since our money is spent, and my lord hath the heards of the cattel, there is nothing left in the sight of my lorde, but our bodies and our ground.”
Genesis 47:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 47:18 in Context — Genesis 47
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.
What Does Genesis 47:18 Mean?
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