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Genesis 47:13-25
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And there was no bread in all the land, for the famine prevailed greatly; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted on account of the famine.
14
And Joseph gathered all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan, [in return for] the grain which they bought, and he distributed grain to them; and Joseph brought all the money into the house of Pharaoh.
15
And all the money failed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan. And all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread, and why do we die in your presence? For our money is spent.
16
And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.
17
And they brought their cattle to Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in return for their horses, and for their sheep, and for their oxen, and for their donkeys; and Joseph maintained them with bread for all their cattle in that year.
18
And that year passed, and they came to him in the second year, and said to him, Must we then be consumed from before our lord? For if our money has failed, and our possessions, and our cattle, [brought] to you our lord, and there has not been left to us before our lord more than our own bodies and our land, [we are indeed destitute].
19
In order then that we die not before you, and the land be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so our land shall not be made desolate.
20
And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharaoh; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharaoh's.
21
And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,
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except for the land of the priests; Joseph did not buy this, for Pharaoh gave a portion in the way of a gift to the priests, and they ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.
23
And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh; take seed for yourselves, and sow the land.
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And there shall be the fruits of it; and you shall give the fifth part to Pharaoh, and the four [remaining] parts shall be for yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for yourselves, and all that are in your houses.
25
And they said, you have saved us; we have found favor before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh.